JHU or Cornell, which one is harder to get in with FA, for int'l applicants?

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<p>Well, JHU and Cornell have rather similar overall admit rates, but JHU makes it clear that it is "need-sensitive" for int'l applicants, while Cornell says it's need-blind but doesn't guarantee full demonstrated need for int'l applicants.
So the question is, two int'l kids with the same credentials apply to JHU and Cornell respectively, both having EFC of about 25K-30K(that's me HAHA), who has a better chance of getting in? Any hope that either of them will get in with full demonstrated need?</p>

<p>Cornell or JHU?????????????????????????????????? </p>

<p>If you don't have a clear idea for the situation of poor Int'l kids, then you can assume this question is targeted at domestic application...</p>

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<p>“If you don’t have a clear idea for the situation of poor Int’l kids, then you can assume this question is targeted at domestic application…”</p>

<p>The situation is completely different for International applicants than it is for domestic applicants. Sorry. No one can predict your chances at either JHU or Cornell. If you are interested in both, apply to both. If you prefer one or the other, apply to that one. If you are hell-bent on studying in the US and don’t particularly care about the “name” of the institution, keep looking. 25k-30k will pay for a number of places.</p>

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<p>My case is sort of special, since I’ve attended high school in Dallas for two years, despite my international status. I took SATs ACTs APs, do whatever EC and community service people around me are doing, so my app would be undoubtedly compared with other domestic applicants…So just to get another perspective, I want to see what people on cc generally feel towards these two schools…</p>

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<p>Incorrect. While your credentials are the same, you would NOT be compared with other domestics in the fact that any space you’d be offered would come from the limited and more competitive International pool for JHU and Cornell. The only way to avoid that is to have US citizenship or Perm Residency status.</p>

<p>To your question in post 1, since JHU is need aware, the international applicant with EFC=0 would have less chances than one whose family’s EFC was $25-30K</p>