"Like many financially-strained international students who look to the U.S. for the best education, I had to think twice about applying for financial aid because doing so lowers the chance for admission.
Among more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the U.S., there are actually only five four-year colleges who are truly need-blind for international students: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Amherst." …
Yay for Amherst! \m/
Stanford ? Williams College ?
@Publisher- Williams College is need-blind for domestic applicants but need-aware for international applicants.
60% of international students do receive financial aid, however, averaging $60,000 per year.
@Publisher Stanford is also need-aware for international applicants.
https://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/how/international.html
With apologies to @Dave_Berry , the header is misleading. These 5 colleges are in fact need-blind for international students, but more importantly, they also meet full demonstrated need. There are other colleges, as the linked article says, that are need-blind for admissions, but make no claim of meeting full demonstrated need.
I should have been more clear regarding the intended message of my post above. My question about Stanford & Williams College is that since they are both very wealthy schools, why not treat international applicants just as domestic students.
Stanford endowment is among the top 5 largest endowments in the US while Williams College boasts one of the top endowments per student in the country. Both could easily afford to treat international applicants in a needs blind admissions manner & meets full need for all applicants.
Most need blind schools have huge endowments. IMO, it seems that many accept international students knowing they will be full pay to off set being able to budget giving aid to domestic applicants.
agree with ski. Extremely poor, and misleading title. In fact, hundreds (thousands?) of schools are need-blind for internationals. They just don’t meet full need, or perhaps any need for internationals.
international applicants do not qualify for any federal aid, and while Stanford and Williams could afford to just give the students the Pell grants or not require a family contributions (which might be paid by loans), they don’t. Why should a domestic student end up paying more than an international student? Why should federal aid supplement the domestic student and the school pays more for the international student?
I think you are confusing ‘meets needs’ schools with ‘need blind’ schools. MOST schools are need blind for admissions. Admissions decisions are made independent of FA decisions.
Because they want that particular student for whatever reasons the school deems compelling ?
The primary purpose of both needs blind admissions & meets full demonstrated financial need is to attract the best & the brightest as applicants.
But the best and the brightest may not be the most financially needy, which causes some of those extremely bright people of modest means to pick a cheaper option. If the schools really wanted the best and the brightest, there would be no cost for anyone. A student from NJ or New Delhi wouldn’t be worried about picking between Yale or Duke based on the cost to him. Schools don’t do that. The cost is a factor. The academic stats are a factor. Geography is a factor.
An international students doesn’t benefit from federal funds, thus can’t pass those on to the school. No different than Cal not giving full financial aid to a kid from Texas, who might be the best and brightest in the world. Just how it works.
I agree with @twoinanddone, Stanford can pick whomever they want and just because they are “need aware” doesn’t mean that need is a big factor in admissions or even a factor at all. It would be my guess that it actually isn’t a factor.
Nothing stopping Stanford or Williams from accepting a “best brightest” poor international student and meeting his/her need fully. They just want to consider that factor when they decide to accept or not. For whatever reason, Amherst and Harvard (and the other 3) don’t need or want that extra info.
Yes, I understand that @OHMomof2:, but you missed the key words = “as applicants”.
Some may not apply otherwise.
Being need blind for international applicants, while being altruistic, also serves the purpose of courting more applicants. And having more applicants, is attractive to colleges, not necessarily for altruistic reasons
Is my ages will impact to my need blind scholarship?I’m 25 years old now.I’m from Vietnam.