Undergrad International Aid in the US

Paying for College
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<p>Hi I'm an "international student" in the U.S. However I attended middle school as well as high school here--I just don't have a green card or citizenship. In high school I took the hardest curriculum I could---six AP classes with one A minus first semester and two in the second in junior year, and five next year (because of state law requiring government senior year) I have a decent SAT score, 2300+. I also have some okay extracurriculars such as tutoring middle school students and volunteering at the red cross all through high school. I was the v-p of key club last year and prez next year. However my family has very low income and therefore can not afford tuition at most colleges. I plan on applying to most of the Ivies as well as Stanford and Georgetown. I also plan to apply to the top few liberal arts colleges such as Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore and Wellesley. I was wondering if anyone knows the chances of getting full-ride at these colleges? And what other colleges should I apply to for "safety schools", or schools with large endowments and are generous to internationals. </p>

<p>Thanks so much for your time!!</p>

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<p>Most schools are not need blind to international students so at many your ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process because there is a very limited amount of funds for internationals students. In addition there is a huge pool of international students applying and very few spots in each school. </p>

<p>When it comes to schools that meet 100% of your demonstrated need (and all of thse you mentioned) there is no such thing as a full ride because each because none give merit money, all require that a student be an active participant in the financing of their education. This means there is a student contribution each year (from their income/summer earnings) in addition to a self help component that will consist of work study and loans as part of the finanical aid package.</p>