<p>Well, pretty much my parents can't afford to put me through college.
And the more annoying this is that I'm the only one in the family still waiting on my greencard, so I'm a domestic student who would be counted as an international to most colleges should I ask for aid.</p>
<p>However, my sister has asid that she will pitch in for me up to $40k a year for college, so I was wondering about this.</p>
<p>Where on the CSS or even FAFSA would I put down that my sister would pay 40k a year?
Would I just put that under assets, or college savings, or something?</p>
<p>And since I am international if I ask for aid to non need-blind schools (at least for the next year), is there a way to tell them that you'd be willing to get loans to offset the cost of college so they don't outright reject you because you need to much aid?</p>
<p>Look forward to any answers on the matter ;)</p>
<p>You don’t need to put that on there. In fact, you don’t want to! FAFSA based aid is awarded on need. The less they think you have, the more they are likely to give you. You don’t WANT to put that down on the FAFSA.</p>
<p>FAFSA wouldn’t end up giving me aid anyway since I’m not a Permanent Resident yet, but it would be sent to colleges to fulfill their own FAFSA requirements (since they look at it).
So, I guess I won’t put it down on FAFSA.</p>
<p>But my point is that I want to be less of a buden on my colleges that are need-aware to internationals, and I was wondering how I could go about telling them that “Yes, I do need aid” BUT “I’d be willing to chip in some money”.</p>
<p>Most colleges (at least that I have seen and applied to) do not accept or decline students simply based on whether the student can pay for the school or not. They accept you based on academics, extracurricular activities, etc, possibly offer some need-based or merit-based scholarships, then leave you to find the rest of the money. If your sister truly will pay 40k a year, then you’re fine. Don’t stress. Colleges don’t deny students simply because they don’t appear to have the finances. Besides, what school are you looking at that costs more than 40k a year?</p>
<p>I disagree with groupiegurl. There are many colleges that are need aware for internationals. Go read through the international student forum. There is a lot of information and advice over there.</p>
<p>I disagree with groupiegirl too. Incredibly ignorant of how tough admissions are for internationals. For this, perhaps consult the college directly? I think direct expertise is necessary to answer this well.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ll end up calling them and asking them directly.
But what I’m more interested in is knowing how to note that my sister could pay on the CSS or FAFSA to lower the amount they’d need to give me for aid, and hence give me a higher chance of being admitted.</p>
<p>Unless you are considered an eligible non-citizen and have an alien registration number, you cannot submit the FAFSA. Also, information about how much or who is paying for one’s college tuition wouldn’t be submitted on the first FAFSA, regardless of citizenship status. In subsequent years, it may need to be included as “money paid on the student’s behalf by someone else” question (currently worksheet B). I am not sure how Profile handles such issues, though.</p>
<p>If the colleges you are interested in require the CSS Profile there is a question on there asking how much you think you and/or your parents would be able to pay. I would put the figure your sister volunteered there and attach a note that your sister has stated she will contribute $40k/per year, or whatever amount she’s confortable with.</p>
<p>Hmm, I just talked over with my sister and her husband and they pretty much said they will pay all of it.
So, I’m guessing it’d be best if I just didn’t ask for Financial Aid, right? That way I’ll keep my domestic status.</p>
<p>And if I don’t need aid, I don’t need to submit CSS or FAFSA right? And on the common app, all I need to do is just check “NO” where it asks if you’ll need aid, right?</p>