PANICKING!!!! International Certification of Finances

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<p>I suppose its better if I posted it here.</p>

<p>I'm an international student applying to colleges, and asking for no financial aid.</p>

<p>I was wondering if any sort of certification of finances, not just the College Board one (International Certification of Finances), such as a bank statement or such, is needed by the Jan 1 application date in my situation? I was under the impression that they would ask for it after your admittance, to begin the process of obtaining a visa. </p>

<p>I am applying to: Cornell, Duke, Dartmouth, UPenn, Northwestern, Washington University at St. Louis, Yale.</p>

<p>I'm asking this because I will in all probability be unable to supply such a certification until around March, for personal reasons, which is incidentally around the time decisions come out. </p>

<p>I can't really call colleges either, since they're on break. Except WUSTL.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help, it is desperately needed.</p>

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<p>that’s when you need it.</p>

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<p>Some colleges do need it when you apply. I know that Harvard, John Hopkins, and some LACs do.
I think the colleges you’re applying to don’t need it yet. I’m not sure though, so you should check their websites. Usually there’s some information about it, sometimes under a “Visas requirement” section.</p>

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<p>In addition to what Herunar said, some colleges provide their own form that needs to be filled out and signed by the bank/attatched to a bank letter. Each school is different so you may want to check that as well.</p>