<p>I'm a student from Japan, and was wondering whether applying for financial aid would hurt. I talked to one Swathmore admissions guy a couple of monthes ago and he told me since international students didn't get need-blind treatment, it would hurt my chances. Any insight? Thanks!</p>
<p>I thought there was no aid for internationals period....I could be wrong tho, anyone wanna correct/confirm?</p>
<p>there is financial aid for internationals, it's just much harder to get. they don't do a need-blind admissions process for us, though if you are outstanding they will offer you pretty good aid. the application says that the competition for international aid is pretty damn tough though.</p>
<p>U can pretty much assume that your chances have been significantly decreased now... prob by a factor of 5-10, depending on how much aid u need</p>
<p>I don't think it will hurt much if you have a strong application. I think the need for financial aid only affects borderline applicants.</p>
<p>International financial aid is weak right now, but I believe it's been earmarked for a substantial increase as part of the endowent drive.</p>
<p>3 cheers for that! ^^^ Hope it applies for 2007 international hopefuls</p>
<p>Columbia and most other US schools are need-blind only to domestics. If you are not a domestic, your admission is processed separately. I think there is a quota for international students who need financial assistance.</p>
<p>Applying for aid will hurt your chances. Your application is put in a separate pile from what i ve heard</p>
<p>yea I know....but what the heck....I still applied</p>