Need Blind Colleges

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Im an international student applying to a few universities in the States. Cornell and Johns Hopkins were two of my choices, an ive sent JHU's app already. I looked through the forums here and noticed that quite a few people mentioned that Jhu isn't need blind. I contacted them by email, and this was their reply:</p>

<p>Thank you for your inquiries. The Admissions Department is separate from the Office of Student Financial Services. Whether or not you apply for financial aid does not reflect, whatsoever, on your acceptance to the University. As far as separating into two pools, the financial aid offices considers all international students for financial aid. </p>

<p>Similarly, Cornell replied:</p>

<p>Acceptance into Cornell does not depend on your financial need. The Colleges at Cornell accept students on their academic merit</p>

<p>So whats the deal? Who's right and whos wrong? And is it possible for me to withdraw my request for aid? ( I havent sent the fin. aid papers yet, i've just checked the box on the common app. which asks whether you will be applying for aid)</p>

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<p>one of my friends got accepted into Cornell...but was not offered the aid he asked for.....how weird is that.....</p>

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<p>Well, maybe they decided that he could shoulder the costs, and that he wasnt reall eligible?
But im wondering how they'll approach my application knowing that im applying for aid</p>

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<p>For JHU you should send your fin aid papers until 1st Jan. This is only for Int students. I'm an international also applyign there. :)</p>