<p>Sorry if its too simple!</p>
<p>But what is Need Blind?</p>
<p>I will be applying next year ED and i will need finanical Aid!
I am not a citizen or green card holder. (Australian citizen if that helps)</p>
<p>Will this put me at a disadvantage?</p>
<p>If it affects my applicant chances, by how much?</p>
<p>Will i be notified about finanical aid when i get accepted (hopefully)?</p>
<p>Need blind means the adcoms don't see how much financial aid you need.</p>
<p>So i will get the aid i need and no disadvantage to my app. at all?</p>
<p>Yeah, for Penn you have to a citizen or a permanent resident of US, Canada or Mexico.</p>
<p>What? you're confusing me! You're saying citizen or resident of US get what they want and it that called "Need Blind"?</p>
<p>I am international applicant (NOT US) so what does that put me in?</p>
<p>"Need blind" applies to everyone, not just U.S. citizens, and means that they won't consider your financial situation at all when they are deciding whether to admit you. What clsrn meant is that you have to be a citizen of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico to qualify for financial aid from the school. If financial aid is extremely important to you, you may either want to consider another school where you can get financial aid or search for outside scholarships. If you have a lot of financial need though, I'm sure you could get lots of scholarships, so I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>Taken from Penn's site:</p>
<p>"If you are a Non-Citizen
The University is able to offer financial assistance to very few students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., Canada or Mexico. Therefore, most non-citizens should plan to meet expenses for their entire schooling before applying for admission. Because the offer of admission for non-citizens is directly linked to their ability to meet these expenses, candidates who can pay for their schooling are urged not to apply for Penn-sponsored assistance."</p>
<p>So this means that international admissions (with the exception of canada and mexico) are NOT need-blind.</p>
<p>Needs blind supposedly means the admit/reject DECISION is not affected one way or the other by the needs or non-needs status of the student. In practical terms it means those needing a large amount of aid will be treated exactly the same as those who receive a small amount of aid</p>
<p>This is done (in effect) by creating a wall between the admissions office and the financial aid office</p>
<p>It's true however that international applicants for most universities and colleges - do not get this benefit, although some universities like Brown are now increasing special funds to assist such students</p>
<p>Note however the the AD COMS do know from the common application itself with the financial aid checkbox -which students will be paying 100% of their education from their own resources - so in that sense there really is no true "needs blind" meaning the AD COMs would literally be unable to distinguish between the 2 groups - self sustaining students vs students needing aid</p>
<p>simply put: you don't qualify for financial aid. sorry</p>