Applying to different colleges

You’ve got this wrong. Need BLIND guarantees to meet 100% of demonstrated need for all students they admit. Need AWARE schools consider your FA need when making their decisions, though for many students, they will meet 100% of demonstrated need. Typically, need aware colleges have a limited number of students they can afford to give 100% of need to, and then they may offer less FA to others, or admit student based on ability to pay.

And DEMONSTRATED need doesn’t guarantee you’re going to get every single Penny you think you will. Demonstrated means different things to different schools. You need to look at your list and see which of those colleges will meet full FA need. And some of the schools on your very long list are unlikely to give you a penny. For example, NYU, which is notorious for being stingy.

Again, you need a dose of realism. Your list is actually very short, because you are going to literally waste money by applying to NYU and Colgate, who states clearly: Colgate is committed to meeting the demonstrated financial need of all admitted students, but the admission process is not need -blind .

You can ONLY apply to the colleges which are need blind for international students. Most of those colleges are extreme high reaches.

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