International FinAid form - fill out where else you're applying?

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>I'm an international. I'm looking at the International Student Financial Aid Application. </p>

<p><a href="http://dukefinancialaid.duke.edu/documents/general_forms/international_student_financial_aid_application.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dukefinancialaid.duke.edu/documents/general_forms/international_student_financial_aid_application.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>What happens if I don't fill out where else I'm applying? Are they able to check?</p>

<p>Also, if I do fill out where else I'm applying, are the schools gonna share my financial situation/need information?</p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

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<p>I dont think that the colleges care about where you are applying so theres no point of sharing the information..</p>

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<p>theres no harm in providing the information...</p>

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<p>I think if the form is for let's say a school like USC and all the other schools on your list are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford...it is pretty clear that you regard USC as your safety. so pick wisely.</p>

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<p>The Collegeboard international fin aid application form is the most commonly used form for international fin aid. The "where else are you applying" question is probably included in order to mimic the FAFSA (the fin aid form for American students), which automatically keeps track of where a student applies for aid. Since this is a standard fin aid form and not Duke's own, I don't think Duke really cares about the answer.</p>

<p>When a college really IS interested in where else you are applying, they ask you directly on their application (where every student has to answer it, not just fin aid applicants). I don't think your answer influences your admission decision; it is more likely used for statistical purposes (finding out which colleges a college shares the most applicants with etc).</p>

<p>Btw, I answered the question and listed ALL colleges I was applying to.</p>

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<p>well there are only 6 spots and I am applying for 20 schoools, so I just put and chose 6 of the 20</p>

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<p>Of course.</p>

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<p>Make sure that the college that each copy goes to is on the list ^^</p>

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<p>i didn't. :-) They don't need to know</p>

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<p>heh, alright man! thanks guys. for each school i made sure to fill out the spots with only the peer schools for that school.</p>