<p>Don’t misquote me. There are quite a few schools that give generous financial aid to international students. Schools as diverse as Williams College, Middlebury College, Lawrence University, Mount Holyoke College, Connecticutt College, Colby College, Wesleyan University, Swarthmore College, Colgate University, St. Lawrence University all have a track record of giving tremendously generous aid to internationals. Swarthmore for example, picks several internationals each year to whom they give pretty much a full ride.</p>
<p>What I said was something quite different. I said that there are only six schools that make two simultaneous promises: 1) that they will be need-blind for admissions, that is to say that a students ability to pay will not be considered in making an admissions decision and 2) that they will guarantee to meet all admitted students full financial need for four years. Indeed at MIT, and most of the six, aid is merit-blind. That is to say, there are no academic scholarships, or other merit aid. The only criteria is the student’s financial need.</p>
<p>The six schools are: MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and Amherst.</p>