<p>Recently I got the information that the colleges which provide Blind need based aid just bluff us, as they pay attention if a student is applying for aid or not. They say that they are need blind inorder to make there universities better on ranking list.
Is this really true with princeton, harvard, mit, cornell or I am wrong. I am applying to these colleges, but i really don't wan't to diminish my chances of admission if colleges take into account financial aid requirement. Tell me if I should apply for aid or not.</p>
<p>ok. there is no money fairy but my father and I have hands to work day and night to pay.</p>
<p>One more question- I am national(India) road cycling champion. Can I apply for athletics scholarship to michigan, cornell, harvard, mit, princeton, stanford, upenn, duke as an international student without compromising with my admission chances? What are the procedures for applying for this scholarship. Also I have to fill scholarship form before 1st jan deadline or there are other deadlines?</p>
<p>You don’t apply for an athletic scholarship, you are recruited. If you have not been recruited by now it is not going to happen for 2010 admission. </p>
<p>Have you checked with each school to see if they even have cycling scholarships and if so how many?</p>
<p>As an international you will have to prove how you will pay for housing and supporting yourself when you are in the US in order to get an education visa. These costs are over and above tuition. </p>
<p>It seems to me you need to do much more homework. 12/29 is way too late.</p>
<p>According to Wikipedia, the schools that are need-blind for internationals: Dartmouth College, Harvard University, MIT, Princeton University, Williams College,Yale University, and Amherst College. You are applying to some of these, so you are OK. If you need financial aid, it is foolhardy to think you and your father could work enough hours to come up with the $50,000/year cost – and taking out large loans is not a smart thing to do.</p>
<p>Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Princeton and UPenn don’t have athletic scholarships. They provide financial aid based on need only. Duke and Stanford (and probably Michigan, but I don’t know) have athletic scholarships, but you don’t just “fill out a form” for these. There is recruiting and coaches involved, and only certain sports have scholarships (and I doubt road cycling is one of them).</p>
<p>You might want to look at some lower tier schools that offer good merit aid.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the financial aid section on CC – there is specific info there on financial aid for internationals. Also, there is a special forum on athletic recruiting, where parents who are experts can help you out.</p>
<p>*Can apply for financial aid to MIT in my second college year? *</p>
<p>You need to look at their website. Many schools will not allow you to apply for FA for your later years, if you didn’t apply for your first year. </p>
<p>I guess they don’t people to apply as if they don’t need aid, then only pay for one year, and then ask for aid.</p>
<p>Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and UPenn do not give athletic scholarships at all. They award only need based aid.</p>
<p>For Stanford, UMich and Duke…you would need to be a recruited athlete to be considered for an athletic scholarship as all are Div 1 schools.</p>
<p>I have no idea about MIT.</p>
<p>Check the school websites. MANY schools will not award institutional aid (which is all that an international student can get) in subsequent years if the student doesn’t APPLY as a freshman.</p>
<p>I think MIT is the same as Ivies: I am very sure that there are no athletic scholarships given, and, also like the Ivies, I believe they don’t give any merit scholarships either. Financial aid at MIT is all need-based, is my belief.</p>