<p>I am an illegal immigrant who needs money for college.
I know I am not eligible for FA, but I can't go to college if I don't get some type of scholarship or aid.
I heard Harvard offers aid to illegal immigrants and wonder if there are other colleges that do the same thing.
I wonder if Harvard's rival (Yale, Princeton, Stanford) does the same thing.</p>
<p>maybe need-blind for international students schools ike Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Williams, Middlebury, MIT offer aid?</p>
<p>you expect people here to help a felon? is this a joke?</p>
<p>try for the top schools. I know that Princeton had a case of an illegal immigrant who they gave full financial aid to, in spite of his illegal status.</p>
<p>JP, that's really messed up.</p>
<p>Undocumented/Illegal Immigrants under the age of 18 usually are here because of their parents... they may have originally come with a visa, and it later expired. It isn't their fault.</p>
<p>I have several family members who are like this... they aren't "felons" or "criminals," but merely kids who happened to follow their parents. </p>
<p>As far as the OP's question... I have no clue how schools handle this.</p>
<p>Yale's probably the most conservative Ivy League. They'd probably call the INS on you.</p>
<p>But seriously, that sucks (your position). You ought to just go to an inexpensive state university or community college (the latter you could easily pay for with a summer job). I saw this girl on True Life (MTV show) who got into Santa Clara and was an illegal; she more than likely ended up not going. I don't know what else to tell you. People can't always have the privilege of going to a private university, especially if they're low-income -- which is my own case -- or illegal immigrants.</p>
<p>Or work a while in your home country and get your citizenship the legal way? I'm sorry I'm no help, but I don't think you should expect to get a full scholarship to an Ivy League or top school just because you're an illegal immigrant...</p>
<p>OP: U can try some colleges at NYC.........I guess they might be able to do something w/ ur case.</p>
<p>Actually, don't be so quick to call Yale so conservative. Were they not the ones who allowed the former Taliban officer to attend there?</p>
<p>Do you still have residence in a country, even if not the US? Just apply as an international student. But I don't know a whole lot about this.</p>
<p>Private schools can do whatever they want. But you'd have to report your citizenship and colleges may or may not be compelled to report you.</p>
<p>That said, the UCs, for example, try very hard, post Schwarzenegger, to omit illegal immigrants. </p>
<p>But can you get into to Harvard/Yale/Princeton?</p>
<p>Thank you for your kind responses.
Well, I am not sure if I can get into HYP.
After all, none knows if he/she can get in there.
Please tell me more on the issues.
Once again thank you.</p>
<p>Yeah seriously whoever called this guy a felon needs to keep quiet.</p>
<p>In fact I have a friend in the same situation. He came over with his parents 15 years ago with a visa and this is the only home he knows and was deported.</p>
<p>Try to speak to a lawyer--legal aid. You don't know what kind of implications revealing that you are illegal thru a college app process might produce. Legal advice is sound-most cities offer some type of free legal aid I think!</p>
<p>I second notre dame AL!</p>
<p>This may sound rather cruel, but why should an illegal immigrant receive money for college from a public university? Tax money is what funds publics. (Privates I could care less about)</p>
<p>However, I do sympathise, as I have a friend who has been trying to gain citizenship for 10+ years (originally came for school).</p>
<p>In Texas, under HB 1803 (or something of the sort) an illegal immigrant can use a paper that does not require the use of a SSN. You can apply for some sort of estranged residency by having graduated from a Texas school. It is quite amazing!</p>
<p>I know all of you will say how horrible. But this sort of illegal immigrants would be beneficial to our community, wouldn't you say? Someone who wants to earn a college degree in order to better the community through work. </p>
<p>Anyhow, let us not discuss this. Perhaps find the bill number? I seem to have forgotten it. :D</p>
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<p>Yes, I agree (and I think it should be easier to obtain citienship), but the op would not necessarily be able to work on the books and thus contribute tax money to the community.</p>
<p>But back to the OP- what are your stats? GPA and SAT/ACT? That determines a lot in what any school would offer.</p>
<p>got this from a news article - seems it depends on one's state of residency - </p>
<p>link --> <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186876,00.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186876,00.html</a></p>
<p>"Any child, regardless of immigration status, is eligible for free primary and secondary education under a 1982 Supreme Court decision entitled Plyler v. Doe.
Beginning in 2002, California, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma Texas, Utah, and Washington enacted legislation allowing alien students who graduate from state high schools and have two to three years of residency apply and receive in-state tuition at one of their public colleges or universities, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures."</p>
<p>Yes, yes, I know this is the UTexas website, but the information is good for all public universities/colleges in Texas. :D</p>
<p><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/%5B/url%5D">http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency/</a>
(HB 1403!)</p>
<p>*Must have lived in Texas for three consecutive years and have graduated from a Texas high school....</p>
<p>ses:</p>
<p>I totally disagree with your comment concerning the UCs. If one attends a Calif HS for three years, immigration status is irrelevant since they are considered residents for application purposes. However, finaid at the UCs is not great to begin with, and since an illegal is not eligible for federal aid, finaid for illegals is a particular problem.</p>
<p>From the Denver Post: In-state aid OK'd for children of illegal immigrants. Students born in the U.S. who can demonstrate that they have lived in the state for at least a year are eligible for in-state tuition at Colorado colleges and universities regardless of their parents' immigration status, Attorney General John Suthers ruled today.
<a href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_6620468%5B/url%5D">http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_6620468</a></p>