Rejected because international requesting aid?

International Students
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<p>I am just curious about this....my friend applied to Brown, which is not need blind for international students, and she was an international living in the US. A very good lacrosse player that was recruited by teh school, she claims that she got rejected because she was an international requesting lots of aid? Does this happen a lot, to me it doesn't seem fair at all.......because it goes against everything these top schools claim about financial aid.....I have the same situation as her so it would be good to get some info</p>

<p>also more importantly...is it more competitve to apply as an international than domestic?</p>

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<p>It is definitely more competitive to apply as an international (and applying as an international applying for FA is even more competitive than that), especially if you come from over-represented regions (East/SE Asia, the Indian subcontinent). Your friend might very well have been right - a rejection due to financial reasons is very common among international students. </p>

<p>Only specific schools (HYPM+Dartmouth+Amherst+Williams+Swathmore) are “need-blind” to internationals - mainly because providing aid for internationals are just that much more expensive since we don’t qualify for any federal financial aid (Pell Grants and the like).</p>

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<p>^Since when is Swarthmore need-blind towards internationals? I am pretty sure they are need-aware but generally generous with finaid.</p>

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<p>^ Oops, wrong information there I think.</p>

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<p>sorry, what’s HYPM?</p>

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, Williams, Middlebury, Amherst.</p>

<p>Eight need-blind schools.</p>

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<p>I wish they would reject stating ‘Rejected due to financial reasons’… Then I could at least take that letter and apply for 100% scholarships in my country, but until then - I can’t :P</p>