<p>Hey guys!
I'm from Ukraine and I'm going to apply at Stanford for REA or RD.
What are my chances for financial aid?
Can Stanford admit me without giving a financial aid package?(if I'll send them my application for FA)</p>
<p>Let me help you with the thread search…since this subject comes up frequently…</p>
<p>…to answer your specific question…YES: you have 100% chance of getting financial aid if you can get into Stanford as an international applicant and you qualify for aid depending on your family’s income…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1600888-what-kind-international-student-gonna-receive-full-financial-aid-stanford.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1600888-what-kind-international-student-gonna-receive-full-financial-aid-stanford.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1593858-international-student-applying-financial-aid-will-affect-my-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1593858-international-student-applying-financial-aid-will-affect-my-chances.html</a></p>
<p>…hope this helps.</p>
<p>Gravitas2, thank you very much:)</p>
<p>But, here’s what I found on Stanford website
“If you are not a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, your request for financial aid will be a factor in our admission evaluation.”
What about this?</p>
<p>^^please READ the threads I have attached above to understand the potential chances for an international applicant…</p>
<p>…each Stanford class of newly matriculating students consists of approximately 10-12% internationals…in a class of 1700 there will be about 170-200 international students attending…</p>
<p>…all international applicants are considered in context of “need-aware” compared to all US citizens or US permanent residents who are considered “need-blind”…</p>
<p>…hypothetical example: if there are two applicants from Ukraine with identical academic records (scores/grades) who are the top international chess champions or two applicants who are the top Olympic level gymnasts or two applicants who have won the Tchaikovsky Competition…the applicant who may need no financial aid or less aid may have an edge over the applicant who may need financial aid…BUT…one really never knows for CERTAINTY that this happens…the one who needs financial aid may have a better “COMPELLING” story to move the admissions committee over the one who doesn’t need financial aid…</p>
<p>…or both students may be admitted…one never knows…unless you apply…</p>
<p>Stanford will admit 10% internationals but can’t support 10% with FA. They are not clear about how many they are willing to but it is a given that how much funding is needed is a factor. </p>
<p>An Olympic level athlete will always get funded because there is athletic money. There was a brilliant blind kid who was fully funded in 2013 from India. So in a nutshell, it depends. All you can do is apply and see what happens.</p>
<p>texas…our K’s room-mate from a South Asian country is getting financial aid…and in a recent article that I read during orientation week noted that a greater percentage of international students are receiving aid this year than in past (each year it has been going up)…I can’t recall the exact percentages…</p>
<p>…and I understand they are trying to create more Stanford funds (especially from those international graduates who have made it big…to donate more) to provide more financial aid to a broader population of international students…</p>
<p>…ultimately…they would like to move toward having international applicants also being evaluated “need-blind”…it would all depend on how soon they could create a self-sustaining “fund” dedicated to the international student population (through donations from all Stanford graduates/affiliates)…or they could tap their massive ~19 Billion endowment…if they wanted to…</p>
<p>True. I don’t know why they would not commit to it outright but I figure they have no pressure to do so. I think there was a Rhodes scholar or two couple of years ago who were international and fully funded during undergrad. I did hear that there are many from Asia who are truly well off and I may have met a few. Having those now will guarantee future endowments and may be even designated scholarships for specific countries.</p>
<p>Agree…judging by the 36 countries that are already represented in the early round of admissions…it appears the “need-aware” issue doesn’t seem to bother those international applicants that are applying in droves…</p>
<p>…with the ever increasing applicants seeking admission to Stanford from other countries…added to the domestic applicants…Stanford may not feel the “urgency” or “need” to go “need-blind” even if they “could”…especially if the majority of the talented international students are “full pay”…</p>
<p>…on the other hand…I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that a major donor(s) established an “endowed scholarship fund” tomorrow or next year…to allow Stanford to become completely “need-blind” for international applicants…</p>
<p>Thank U so much guys!!:)</p>
<p>here is an example of a international student who will be attending next fall with financial aid scholarship:</p>
<p><a href=“Chengdu computer game designer bags Stanford University scholarship - Global Times”>Chengdu computer game designer bags Stanford University scholarship - Global Times;
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<p>…notice, he did not have perfect SAT scores…but, he did have a passion with accomplishments to show for it…</p>