<p>I came to the State 5 years ago and started learning English 5 years ago.
I don't have citizenship or green card. I'm staying in the U.S. as an international student, but attending U.S. HS, will I be considered as an international during admission process?</p>
<p>Also,
does it really decrease my chance of admission if I indicate that I need financial aid when I'm applyint ED?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>You are considered an international and it will definitely hurt you at some colleges if you're looking for financial aid. Trust me, I was in the same situation when I applied.</p>
<p>hmmm... if you don't mind me asking... what colleges did you apply to?</p>
<p>more answers?</p>
<p>It will hurt you. I was in the same situation. But if you're in california, the UC's will count you as a resident.</p>
<p>I applied to Cornell, Harvard, Northwestern, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego. </p>
<p>I got into UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and Cornell.</p>
<p>Waitlisted at Harvard.</p>
<p>Rejected from Northwestern.</p>
<p>Northwestern was "need-aware", Cornell & Harvard were need-blind (I'm a Mexican Citizen who lives in the US on a diplomatic visa due to my mom), and at UCI and UCSD I wasn't eligible for aid, so I was just considered a regular resident of California.</p>
<p>Your best bet, honestly, is too find as MANY schools that are need-blind or offer merit aid to internationals as possible and build your list around it. It's nearly impossible to get in AND get aid at schools that aren't need-blind, like it was for me to get into Northwestern. I mean, you'd think someone who got waitlisted at Harvard would at LEAST get waitlisted at Northwestern right? I even spoke to my Northwestern interviewer and he said that he put "clear admit" in his interview evaluation, so you can see how much of an impact being an international student who applies for financial aid can have on your app.</p>
<p>Ah I see thank you for your response.
I'll have to think about that. If you don't mind my asking, what was your stat polo1A? </p>
<p>Princeton seems to offer financial aid to internationals.</p>
<p>I'm still a college newbie, wha't need aware and need blind?</p>
<p>Thank you SO much this helped a lot!</p>
<p>I had a very high GPA, about 3.93 unweighed and 4.27 weighed. Took challenging classes, 4 AP's and a couple honors. Only a couple B's my whole 4 years, rest were A's.</p>
<p>SAT's: 2110 (690cr, 690m, 730w)
SAT 2's: 700 math 2c (bombed it), 720 lit, 740 us history
Took the SAT's and SAT 2's only once.
EC's revolved around water polo/swimming and I did a lot of tutoring and also worked at an animal shelter.
Essays and college interviews were where I REALLY shined through. I brought my essays along to the interviews to give them a peek at who I was and all three interviewers complimented me on them. The interviewers all seemd very impressed at the end and all gave me favorable comments at the end of the interview.
Letters of rec were very good. Didn't read it, but recently one teacher told me she had written that I was the student she had most enjoyed ever having.</p>
<p>Need aware means they consider how much finaid you need when making their decisions. Northwestern is one of such schools.</p>
<p>Need-Blind means the amount of financial aid you require has NO bearing on your admissions decision. This is Harvard.</p>
<p>Which country are you from? If you're Mexican or Canadian it also helps at a couple schools. I'm Mexican so I was eligible for the same aid as US people at Cornell.</p>
<p>Best of luck, if you have any more questions I'd be glad to help.</p>
<p>i'm Korean... sigh...</p>
<p>Is Harvard the only Ivy that's need blind?</p>
<p>Which colleges are you looking into? Go to Google and search it yourself.</p>
<p>Go to the college's website and look in the financial aid section.</p>
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<p>There are a few schools, four or five or so, I THINK. I know that Harvard, Princeton are both need blind for internationals, and that Stanford may soon become so.</p>
<p>@polo1A</p>
<p>Well eventhough you are waitlisted at Harvard, doesn't means that you are an excellent applicant, and deserve to get in anywhere else..</p>
<p>Looking at your scores and EC's, I do not find you an exceptional applicant, more a qualified applicant</p>