Accepted to Columbia without aid

ccco2018
Mon, 19 May 2014 00:23:09 +0000

Congratulations on his acceptance to Columbia.
That being said, the answer is No.
The offer he had when he send in his enrollment deposit is binding as an international student. If he wins other outside scholarship or institutional scholarship (rarely), then that will be his luck.
As an international student, the money he will make from on-campus job will barely be enough for his personal expenses (books, snacks, laundry, transportation etc). OPT might be an option here, but that is in his final year or year after graduation - Thus, still requiring that he is able to foot his bills for four years @ Columbia.
It is possible, but not certain, that he was admitted amongst other things due to being able to foot his own bill while at Columbia.
So, he would have to plan on taking loans from his country for four years or send in an enrollment to another school that he can afford while its not too late.
Best of luck to you and your son.