<p>My college advisor, when I was discussing about the universities and so on, and my need for a scholarship, told me that Yale and Princeton are the only universities in the US that do not care about the financial situation of the students, meaning if I were to be accepted to one of those I would pay what I could and the rest would be payed by the universities themselves.</p>
<p>I was wondering to what extent this is true, considering my college advisor is specialised in UK universities, not so much in the US...</p>
<p>i bet that a lot more colleges have need-blind admissions than you think...do some research on your own. they'll all have financial info on their websites.</p>
<p>There are MANY more need-blind institutions--but I'm assuming you're an international student...your counselor may have been right...many US universities are need-blind for domestic applicants but not for internationals...look it up</p>
<p>yea, I know there are many more, but I am aiming for the top and have the scores to get in....but I am asking whether it is indeed 100% true that if I am accepting to one of those, I have no need to worry about my financial status...</p>
<p>Your counselor is almost right. There are only a handful of schools that are need-blind for international students. They include Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and possibly MIT and Caltech - one or two more may have been added in the past year or two.</p>
<p>Beyond these tiny handful of schools, the international student populations are disproportionately rich, because their wealth was a consideration in how they were admitted.</p>
<p>Most of the top US schools are need-blind, but as others have said, that is only for domestic applications. Most top-tier US schools promise to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need, although "demonstrated need" isn't always what you think it might be. Caltech is not need-blind for international students applying for financial aid because they have a fixed amount allocated for international aid. You will have to decide which colleges to apply to, and check each one individually.</p>
<p>are you talking about for international students?</p>
<p>if you are talking about for domestic students, there are alot more schools than princeton and yale who gurantee aid and admit need-blind. </p>
<p>Although, as the above poster mentioned, "demonstrated need" can be different than what you think; i read some poster on here who lost alot of aid because of something to do with the mortgage on his or her parents' house, with the college (i think it was uchicago) giving the reason "if you really wanted to attend, you could find equity in your house"</p>
<p>"meaning if I were to be accepted to one of those I would pay what I could and the rest would be payed by the universities themselves"</p>
<p>To the OP: The above statement is NOT the definition of "need blind", whether for internationals or American citizens. "Need blind" means that admissions decisions are made without knowledge of the applicant's financial status. After admissions decisions are made, the SCHOOL then determines the student's need, using either a federal or institutional calculator, based on many factors including student and parental income and assets. Then the SCHOOL decides what they will offer as financial aid leaving the rest to the student and their family to come up with.</p>