<p>hi everybody. i am an international student. my parents earn approximarely 10.000$ per year and i need financial aid.do you know which universities
give finaid to international students. thanks</p>
<p>U of chicago, Lafayette college
check out religious institutions. they give out generously. i got 40000 from Saint Joseph's.</p>
<p>did you get admitted to Lafayette and if so what were your stats and how much aid did they offer y? thanks</p>
<p>Thanks to Carolyn for this post:</p>
<p>*The U.S. Government has an excellent resource for international students thinking about attending a U.S. college or university. The site below offers information about (1) the admissions process, (2) information about paying for college here, including financial aid and scholarships (4) visa requirements and (4) a good explanation of how the US education system differs from other countries.
I highly recommend this as a first stop for ALL international students thinking about coming to the U.S.: *</p>
<p><a href="http://educationusa.state.gov/undergrad.htm%5B/url%5D">http://educationusa.state.gov/undergrad.htm</a></p>
<p>But also keep in mind :</p>
<p>There are only a small amount of schools that are first of all need blind to international students (so in most cases your ability to pay will be factored in to the admissions decision). This will be compounded with the fact that there are also a small number of schools that offer aid to international students. </p>
<p>Off of the top of my head:</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Williams
MIT</p>
<p>But these schools are basically a reach for everyone who applies. Since your application will go into the pool of international applicants, you will have many international students applying for 100 or less spots in these schools.</p>
<p>Colorado College offers full financial aid packages for a few foreign students, although it is very competitive and difficult to get one.</p>
<p>I didn't apply to lafayette, but one of my friends applied and got the 29k aid/year. Her stats were like 790 Math/530 verbal, 560 writing, 800 Physics, 780 Math, 3.9x gpa, TOEFL > 600 (not so sure regarding numbers but it's about this level). Our first language was not English, but she had a wonderful essay. We were the very first people in our school who applied to some American colleges and she was the one who got the biggest aid. The aid was need-based though. She said she wanted to do econ.</p>
<p>Thanks Valecollegorian. That was a great help! Was afraid that Lafyette would have been out of my reach statistically with the financial aid I need.</p>
<p>I have a question!I am really kept in dark by this following matter!</p>
<p>Lately ,I have searched some schools ,especially the costs and their fin-aid!And many schools have a tution fee of over 40.000$ per year.So if my family contribution=0 ,will the school give me 40.000$ (for example)???(that seems impossible cuz I never see anyone get over 40.000 per year )</p>
<p>KhoaNguyen, I think they will give that to you only when you are a strong-enough candidate and you have a proof that your family contribution = 0. I never heard about anyone getting the whole tuition fee aid in loans, but I've heard about people getting partially free aid. If the amount of money you need is really huge, they might give you some parts of it, and give you loans and work-study grant for other parts.</p>
<p>And, a tuition fee over 40,000 ---must be quite an expensive school. If the school's actual tuition fee is 40k, then you'll need to pay about 60k a year(that must be a place for millionaires to go). Most of the time 40k or 50k numbers that colleges give out as estimates include everything=tuition fee+dorms+books+travel+health insurance+etc. I believe the most expensive tuition fee/year in the nation is less than or in 30k. The rest of it that put the number up to 40 or 50k are other things that you'll need to pay to attend college. Colleges that really want to get you in may also pay you beyond your tuition fee, meaning their aids include dorms, books, etc; although some parts of the aid may be in loan or work-study grant.</p>
<p>If you mean to show them that your family contribution = 0, be sure you are honest. Also, don't make them think you write down the zero's because will really get you some headaches. One of my friends did put in all the zero's, to imply that his family contribution = 0, in order to get aids for everything. He got rejected by everywhere he applied, although, apparently, his family's money won't be enough to pay. He's a very smart man so that I could see him going to HYP if he didn't need the money.</p>
<p>You should, also, apply to some safety schools. Ivies and places like MIT do have a lot of money for international students, but as everyone knows they're very competitive. I've heard that Princeton boast for its ability to give out full free aids without loans. But anyone I've known who got into Princeton are just the best of the best.</p>
<p>Yeah ,thanks valecollegorian very much!!!Your post is quite helpful.</p>
<p>But do you know the schools I aforementioned ,for examples are Lafayette,Williams...(some top schools).They have accepted some inter students and given them full aid (I know some...) & their fin-aid is 34-35k /per year.However ,I know their family can't give them 6k/per year to afford the rest of the tution .So what does it mean and what will these students do ?Thanks for your time!!!</p>
<p>I've never worked with ppl in financial aid office and hence don't know exactly what they consider before giving out aid packages. Also, I don't know the situation of ppl you refer to.</p>
<p>According to Lafayette's website <a href="http://www.lafayette.edu/admissions/finaid/costs_awards.html">http://www.lafayette.edu/admissions/finaid/costs_awards.html</a>, this $40,842 covers everything, including food, dorm, books, etc. They may leave students to pay for food & personal expenses on their own, or there may be ways to safe that 6k. I don't know in which form that 34-35k is. Many ppl get work-study and loans to fill up the rest. Many also consider calling the university's financial aid office to negotiate. If you're not a US citizen of permanent resident you'll need a US citizen's signature to get a student loan from a US bank (maybe not if the loan is provided by the college). </p>
<p>Most of the time you'll have to present proof of your source(s) of fund before you'll get I-20 and F-1 visa. In my opinion, the college must have thought that the 34-35k is enough, since they know that if it's not enough the student won't be eligible for the visa. That 40,842 number (for lafayette, for example) and the info about source(s) of funding will be shown on the I-20. </p>
<p>If you are about to apply to college and for financial aid this year, I strongly suggest that you look for merit scholarships. Apply to as many as possible.</p>
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Lately ,I have searched some schools ,especially the costs and their fin-aid!And many schools have a tution fee of over 40.000$ per year.So if my family contribution=0 ,will the school give me 40.000$ (for example)???(that seems impossible cuz I never see anyone get over 40.000 per year )
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<p>Keep in mind that there are very few schools that are need blind to international students so having a family contribution of "0" could actually hurt you.</p>
<p>Duke and UNC have awarded full merit scholarships (known as the Robertson Scholarship) to international students as well. My Class has students from Sri Lanka and New Zealand. We had a finalist from China, but he missed his flight and wasn't selected.</p>
<p>Thanks you guys !!!</p>
<p>@valecollegorian: So it's mean that besides getting need-based ,these schools will provide the students work-study or loan to help them pay the rest of the tution fee?rite?</p>