A question to clear doubts - on financial aid

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<p>Colleges are not really need-blind no matter what they say right? And is that especially so for Canadian/Mexican students (who usually get aid just like US citizens for the top schools, yeah never mind other citizenships)?</p>

<p>i tried searching…but if anyone has more links to articles or threads that would be very much appreciated!</p>

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<p>look on the fianaid board for links to info about international students
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=151609[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=151609&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>“Colleges are not really need-blind no matter what they say right?”</p>

<p>The question is not whether they are need-blind (none of them are - some of them ask right on the front of the application whether one is applying for aid), but the degree to which they do or do not use such information in admissions decisions. For the few schools that I know that claim to be need-blind even for internationals (including my alma mater), admissions rates for internationals are a little less than half what they are for U.S. citizens. Whether this has anything to do with their aid need status is unknown.</p>