makeamanoutofyou

Hi. I am a junior residing in the U.S. (but I am not a citizen or a permanent resident) right now, and I was wondering if any of you were international students seeking financial aid. I have heard repeatedly that it is way harder for an international to get in when he/she's applying for finaid; is this true? Does anybody have an exact stat of how many internationals got in... I couldn't find anything.
My family net income is $24000 per year (single parent).
Please help me! Thank you

Epaminondas

what is your country of citizenship? because if you are Canadian or Mexican, then aid shouldn't be an issue. Columbia is need-blind for residents of Canada and Mexico, but is need-aware for all other nations.

klacal

Hi! I'm from Bolivia and now part of the Columbia class of 2013 . Well it's true that it becomes more competitive for an international student to get in when he/she applies for financial aid, one of the financial aid officers told me this. But it's way easier that it seems, especially if you live in the US and you're able to give them your taxes reports and all that stuff. Trust me I experienced this same issue, but I ended up with a $50,000 yearly scholarship. Money is not an issue if you're good and make yourself interesting for them and also show interest in the university. Make yourself unique that's all you need and do apply for aid, because it's better to get rejected for it that get in and not be able to afford it.
Good luck! I'm sure I will be seeing you around over the next years!

alpharosean

My friend from China receives a full-ride scholarship. She says it is mostly because 1 yuan buys only a fraction of a U.S. dollar.
On the other hand, I receive absolutely nothing.

makeamanoutofyou

thanks for all the input!