International student looking for financial aid (lots of it at least 95% of need or something).

There are only 5 colleges in America that are both need blind in admissions and provide full demonstrated need to international students. They are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Amherst and MIT. They are all extremely difficult to get into, but you have a chance at them if the rest of your record is as good as your test scores.

@marvin100 “I’ve known high achieving kids who got $ at Macalester, Trinity (San Antonio), Wesleyan, Hamilton, Williams, and Amherst. These schools aren’t need-blind for internationals, but they have $ and are motivated to bring in kids with top grades and scores.”

Actually, Amherst is need blind for internationals, but it is the only LAC that is. Nevertheless, you are correct that other top LACs may be interested and generous, especially the very wealthy ones like Williams, Swarthmore, Pomona and Grinnell.