Chance Me for T20s/Ivies (high GPA, extensive ECs, white/middle eastern female) [international student, computer science major]

How will you pay for these! UPenn and Cornell are need aware for international students. ALL of the UCs give ZERO need based aid and precious little merit aid to folks who aren’t residents of CA. Plan to be full pay at any public university in CA.

Michigan does not guarantee to meet full need for OOS students. Hopkins is need aware for international students, IIRC. Carnegie Mellon won’t meet your full need. I believe NYU is need aware for international students as well.

From university of Washington:

Federal regulations and University of Washington policy severely limit the types of financial assistance available to international students. University admissions policies require that students with F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, and G-series visas have enough resources to meet their expenses throughout their stay at the UW; students with these visas are not eligible for federal student aid.

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