<p>In my application, I indicated that I will apply for financial aid, but I've changed my mind. As international applicant, requiring finaid will severely impact my chances and since I can afford Stanford without finaid anyway, I've decided it's in my best interest not to apply for finaid. Does anyone know how I'm supposed to tell them this?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>maybe you can afford one year, but can you afford ALL FOUR YEARS with tuition rising annually? I'm not sure if you considered this already...</p>
<p>as for your question. I dont know. contact financial aid office, maybe?</p>
<p>If you don't need fin aid, it will improve your chances - so yes, you should tell them. </p>
<p>But are you sure you have the $200.000+ to pay for your Stanford education? Do your parents think so too?</p>
<p>Just call them and let them know.
It will improve your chances? I don't know about that.</p>
<p>Not needing financial won't improve my chances, but needing it will decrease my chances.</p>
<p>just to clarify -- this is for international students only because their admissions are not need-blind like it is for US students</p>
<p>"Not needing financial won't improve my chances, but needing it will decrease my chances."</p>
<p>That makes no sense. You said not needing finaid will improve your chances; then you say that needing it WILL; so if you were no longer to need it, your chances would go up; thus, not needing finaid improves your chances. =)</p>
<p>"just to clarify -- this is for international students only because their admissions are not need-blind like it is for US students"</p>
<p>thanks for that, KnightMair. I was starting to get worried. =)</p>
<p>Ummmm, how about if I wish to request for aid now though i didn't indicate so on my application?</p>
<p>"That makes no sense. You said not needing finaid will improve your chances; then you say that needing it WILL; so if you were no longer to need it, your chances would go up; thus, not needing finaid improves your chances. =)"</p>
<p>I am an "international" applicant. Hence, if I don't apply apply for financial my chances amongst the "international pool" only, will improve. However, compared to those of the domestic pool, my chances are no better, no worse.</p>