Chance me ED Cornell

jsim0808
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:04:53 +0000

“Cornell from what I understand isn’t need-blind for internationals, thus I will not be applying for FA. I will not need it.”

I don’t think this is true. I almost had to apply as an international student, but I spoke to the admissions department for a long time about this and I was able to meet the requirements to apply as a US student.

One thing that was mentioned was that Cornell is need-blind towards international students, however, they do not promise to meet established need. Thus, your chances of getting in are unchanged, but your chances of getting enough financial aid for yourself is diminished by being a foreign student applying for financial aid.

The two international students that I’ve lived with have gotten satisfying amounts of financial aid, but I also know of quite a few others who weren’t able to get any financial aid (like the handful of Koreans that are in every year from wealthy families).

Things might have changed in the past few years, or I may not have remembered correctly. It’s good that you don’t need financial aid though.

Regardless of financial aid, though, I think you stand a pretty good chance at acceptance.