<p>Wikipedia says it is but a few people've told me it isn't and that applying for aid drastically decreases one's chances of getting in?</p>
<p>You know, Penn might be a good source to ask on this matter.</p>
<p>It's not need-blind for international students</p>
<p>its not need blind. But hey, I asked for around $27000 and I still got in.</p>
<p>hey megaman123 can you give us your stats when you applied... just to realize the situation</p>
<p>ok sure. I write down most of what I remember ( believe it or not, stats start to fade away in your mind once decisions come in)
so:
international student from costa rica
private school
I was asking for $27000 in F.A.
SAT I: 800v, 740m, 730w (2270)
SAT II: 780 math II, 800 spanish, 730 Literature, 680 Biology (self studied, I stopped taking bio in school in like freshman year I think)
GPA: damn this one I don't really remember, but I was the salutatorian for my class
Full IB diploma: Math HL, Econ HL, Spanish A1 HL, Business and Management SL, Physics SL, English A2 HL ( I got predicted grades for 4 7s nd 2 6s)
My recs. were really good ( get to know your teachers and GC, their opinion really does have a huge impact)
ECs: 8 years playing electric guitar, classical guitar, I have a band that ended up 6th in a national contest ( we got to the finals),volunteer at national childrens hospital, student government, knowldege club VP, tutoring underprivilged children, MUN.</p>
<p>Hope that helps</p>
<p>Well he is from Costa Rica and you are from India, so there! That makes all the difference mate.</p>
<p>hey megaman did u actually get the 27 K or only the admission?</p>
<p>yeah I was able to get the 27k</p>
<p>For Canadian and Mexican students, I believe Penn is need-blind AND meets all demonstrated need. For other internationals, I'm not sure they do either.</p>
<p>they are need-aware for internationals other than Canadians and Mexicans apparently.</p>
<p>but once admitted they cover 100% of your need</p>
<p>hard part is getting admitted.</p>
<p>amount of aid asks are indirect correlation w/ chacnes of getting accepted for any individual</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean, someone asking for $5000 is much more likely to get in than someone asking for $25000, provided both have similar stats</p>
<p>Maybe, but I think the difference isn't very big. Applying for aid will hurt your chances extremely but the amount of aid your asking for doesn't matter a lot. </p>
<p>Of course, I'm not sure if this is true for all colleges, that's just what I've heard.</p>
<p>if you apply for aid as an international student, your chances of getting admitted are slim. for internationals, it's a factor just as important (more, really) than GPA or scores. why should they take you over someone else who will pay the full price? they can't do that with US students, as an unwritten cultural law, but you better believe they do it with intls</p>
<p>yeah, they would rather give away financial carvings to needy students and designated minority groups from lower socioeconomic classes than on an international student from say, Singapore.</p>