<p>So far I have Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, Northwestern, Amherst, Middlebury and Williams. I'm new to the safety/match/reach thing, but I'm fairly sure they're all in the "reach" category.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of any safety colleges that provide the same financial aid as these ones (ie full need based) for international applicants??</p>
<p>There aren't any.</p>
<p>None. The closest you'll get are the women's colleges - Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, and Mount Holyoke.</p>
<p>And really, why should there be? American colleges' first obligation is to educate (and fund with finaid as appropriate) American students, just as a particular state school's first obligation is to educate (and offer aid as appropriate to) the residents of that state.</p>
<p>For almost all FA-seeking internationals, a (financial) safety is found within their own country.</p>
<p>Darn, I thought that was probably the case. Pizzagirl, you raise a good point. Thanks for the replies!</p>
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Brown is not need-blind for internationals; neither is Northwestern. And none of the Ivies offer merit scholarships.</p>
<p>^ Don't worry OP, you're in England - you have a lot of amazing options at home if finances are an issue!</p>
<p>pizzagirl: A private university's goal can be whatever it damn well pleases (unless it wants to be white only or, god forbid, men only). If it wants to have it's campus in Lincoln, Nebraska and educate pygmies it has every right to. A private university has no obligation to the United States.</p>
<p>^ There are still a few male-only colleges out there, though not well-known by any means.</p>
<p>Not quite. A private university has an implicit obligation to the United States that it will continue to serve out its educational mission to the fullest capacity possible. Or else why would they be able to get off without paying any taxes?</p>