<p>if the endowments are tax free from the US government, we should give aid to only US citizens</p>
<p>The 'International Student Financial Aid Application' provided by College Board contains a question: List below the names of the colleges and universities to which you are applying. Now, why is that question there? This form has to be submitted to the colleges we're applying, so wouldn't it be better if they don't know to which other colleges we've applied?</p>
<p>Bump for relevancy.</p>
<p>I don't know why is ^that question there either. I have a strong temptetion to lie...</p>
<p>No need to lie - leave it blank. Explanation? I mailed my documents to all the colleges at or nearly at the same time! Cool, eh?</p>
<p>Note: This problem hardly arises if you apply EA or ED.</p>
<p>No way!
Yale offers financial aid to all international students. They offer a good amount, even if it is 100%.</p>
<p>NO WAY!
Columbia is not need blind for internationals. They will waitlist you if you are a burden.
Once you get in, it is 100% for you though</p>
<p>Browon and UPenn are also not need-blind for internationals. Columbia is too stingy to warrant attentions. Yale? Need contacts, sir.</p>
<p>There is one unnoticed but very good liberal arts school in New London, New Hampshire. Its name is Colby-Sawyer College. Colby-Sawyer offers need-based financial aid and scholarships to any international students. website Colby-Sawyer</a> College Home Page</p>
<p>Any international students considering FA and small good liberal arts school should look at this college. I have received full aid from Colby-Sawyer.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>invinciblebunny: I emailed Colby-Sawyer a few weeks back and they said FA for internationals ranges from 4 to 25k. I don't know how you got full aid :S</p>
<p>Hi can anybody suggest me some universities that give financial aid to international student. I want to study computer science</p>
<p>My A level grades are
Math-C
Physics-B
Computer-B
Gp-b</p>
<p>My sat scores are
CR-500
Math-720
Writing-540</p>
<p>I cannot find any universities. Every body here is talking about top universities.</p>
<p>I understand that Princeton, Harvard and columbia meet 100% of demonstrated need and more importantly (to me), they have NO LOANS as part of their fin. package. </p>
<p>But I believe that Yale and Dartmouth (and Upenn?) offer loans as part of their financial package to intl students.</p>
<p>Does anyone know any more top schools that offer no loan financial aid to international students?</p>
<p>Dartmouth is need blind and meets 100% of demonstrated need to all applicants. Also, if your family income is less than 75k per year, Dartmouth is automatically tuition free.</p>
<p>Sorry to sound horrendously dumb, but what's the difference between a loan and a financial aid..?</p>
<p>@Dartmoose: Dartmouth replaced loans with scholarships at the beginning of 2008, do you know if this extends to international students since it wasnt specfically mentioned on the website. And with free tuition, low-income families only need to pay $10k for room and board etc - which is quite reasonable. Thanks for that piece of info!</p>
<p>@powerbomb: Your financial need is determined by total cost of attendance minus estimated fmaily contribution EFC. Financial aid (to cover your financial need) provided by colleges comes in the form of a whole package which usually make up of grants (basically scholarship from the university that you dont need to pay back), jobs (the uni expect you to get an on-campus job that will earn about $2000 per year) and loans (from the uni and you need to pay back eventually). For me and my family, I dont want to graduate with heaps of loans, especially since uni in my home country would be way cheaper and I might go to graduate school. So I have been looking @universities that are (mostly need-blind to intl) , meet 100% of demonstrated need and dont offer loans, but they're incredibly selective for intl students :( Well I hoped that clarified things for you!</p>
<p>Yes it did, thank you. How does being need-blind help, though? I understand that colleges will try to accept those who don't need aid, but if they grant LOANS then what's the big deal, since students are going to have to pay them back anyways? And also, financial aid must be merit-based then, right? Whereas Loans are given to everybody if they need any form of aid..? </p>
<p>What are top schools like HYP like in terms of international students and Fin.aid/ Loans/ Scholarships..?</p>
<p>Well if a school is need-blind, then they dont really care if youre rich enough to pay to go to there, and most need-blind schools (HYP, MIT, Dartmouth etc) meet 100% demonstrated need. But if a school is need-aware, they might reject you even if you've got great stats because you're considered to be a financial burden? </p>
<p>And yeah the bit about loans suck, becuase loans are usually part of most financial packages, except for Harvard, Columbia and Princeton which offer loan free financial aid. Others I'm not positive about. And the schools in the Ivy League and other top schools offer need-based aid (based on your, well needs), while other schools offer merit-aid (based on your ec's, test scores etc). I dont know much about merit-based scholarships since the schools I'm considering are offer need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>Is it possible that I'll get accepted to some place and then start talking about aid?</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>Brown: Hey, we like you and you can come but we won't give you all the money.
Me: Okay, I'll take a loan then and kill my family's financial status but whatever, it's Brown.</p>
<p>or will it be like:</p>
<p>Brown: We like you, but you want aid, so that'd be a REJECT.
Me: I don't want aid then, ACCEPT ME!!!!
Brown: Sorry, too late. Bye.</p>
<p>HELP. :D</p>
<p>On What basis are international students awarded scholarships?</p>
<p>and are scholarships given in d subject of the student's choice?</p>
<p>On What basis are international students awarded scholarships?</p>
<p>and are scholarships given in d subject of the student's choice?</p>