<p>even the ivy schools are mostly not need-blind in admissions. only harvard, yale and princeton truly are. cornell's policy is kinda crappy in the sense that they admit you without regarding your ability to pay but more often than not they will not award you finaid in the end (so many end up getting in but lack the financial means to attend). as for columbia, brown, penn and dartmouth, your chances plunge dramatically once you apply for aid - especially when you apply from a country with a lot of non-aid-seeking applicants.</p>