Is there a way to get financial aid??

Colleges & Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: California (but I'm international because I don't have a green card)
College Class Year: 2016
Ethnicity: East Asian
High School: Public
High School Type: Large size, California Distinguished School
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.74
Class Rank: we don't rank people at my school but i'm probably at the very top
Class Size: ~600</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 750</p>

<p>SAT II Math IIC: 790
SAT II U.S. History: 800
SAT II Korean: 800
SAT II Chem: 790</p>

<p>AP US History - 5
AP Chem- 4
AP Art History- 5
AP Calc BC- 5 </p>

<p>Next Year's APs: AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Lang and Comp, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Psych
Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: started my own business, Martial Arts, Extensive Volunteer, AIME, etc.
Tae Kwon Do- black belt- 3rd degree</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Red Cross (3 years so far)
Mission for mentally/physically disabled people- 5.5 hours a week</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: National Merit Scholar Commendation
AIME Qualifier- 10th and 11th grade
National Latin Exam- Gold Medal
Some school awards
President Award for Volunteer 300+ Hours
Orchestra- Principal Chair in a private orchestra
Clubs: Red Cross, FBLA, will start my own club abt. business soon</p>

<p>College Summer programs: Business and Entrepreneurship Camp at UChicago- 10th grade Summer
Took outide courses at a community college about business/marketing and earned A's</p>

<p>Summer Experience/ Intern/ Work Experience</p>

<p>Cashier- local food store
Intern at Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Interned at a Korean Business Newspaper
Started my own business
Will Work at a local business five hours a day this summer</p>

<p>Essay/App: will be really good, I will spend my whole summer with a private counselor working on them</p>

<p>letters of rec: counselor- pretty good
2 teachers- okay to decent... i think </p>

<p>I plan on majoring in Econ/Finance/ International Studies and applying EA. Since i'm listed as an int'l student from East Asia is there a chance that I could get financial aid (because I need it badly). Also, does applying for aid weaken your chances for admission??</p>

<p>Thank you in advance :D</p>

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<p>Yale is need blind for admissions so applying for aid does not affect your admissions chances. Your stats are irrelevant with regard to your ability to get financial aid since it is completely need based. Assuming typical savings and assets, no family contribution is expected if your parents make less than $65K annually. In the range from $65K to $180K they will be expected to pay about 10% of their income. Yale is one of the few schools that will be this generous with international students. If your family would be expected to contribute but does not choose to do so, then you will need to look at a slightly less selective university that will buy your attendance with a merit scholarship.</p>

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<p>^They changed their policy slightly, and (from personal experience), I know that the 180,000 mark is where you start paying almost all if not all of the bill unless you have more kids in college. My sister is in college now, so Yale gave us about 30 grand which is AMAZING, but when she graduates, it will be very expensive for us. EFC now is around 20 grand, when she graduates, it will probably double. Yale is VERY generous, however, and you probably won’t get a better deal from most other private schools, especially as an international student.</p>