Chance a full aid seeking international student for Bowdoin ED2 and suggest other schools

So as you mention, needing a full ride as an international applicant is a very daunting requirement. Only a very few US colleges both promise to meet full demonstrated need for internationals (and they define what that means) and also to be need blind in admissions, and those few colleges are very tough admits.

But, Bowdoin is one of those few colleges. So combined with your interests that makes them a very good candidate for ED 2, assuming you are comfortable with their definition of need:

https://www.bowdoin.edu/student-aid/apply-for-aid/international-students.html

The others are Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Yale. It is not a coincidence that these along with Bowdoin are some of the wealthiest colleges per student. Bowdoin is the only one of these with ED 2, so, that settles that.

There are some other colleges that are full need for internationals, but are also need aware. I think that makes them less suitable for ED 2, but maybe you could consider them for RD. I’d suggest checking out Middlebury, Vassar, and Colgate, and possibly Trinity.

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