Does Cornell offer financial aid to transfer international students?

fallenmerc
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:48:45 +0000

Beginning Fall 2010, financial aid funding that had been limited to Canadian and Mexican undergraduate students will be used for all international students. Canadian and Mexican students who matriculated at Cornell prior to Fall 2010 will continue to receive financial aid under the policy that was in effect at the time of matriculation. -Financial Aid Cornell

Canada and Mexico is considered international but had some shortcuts in the application system. It seems like there might be reduced aid for Canadian students in the future. Or, on the other hand, it could mean that the special fund is now available to other internationals as well which is interesting to me because for the longest time, students straight from China/Korea paid full tuition (aka very wealthy).

Regardless, aid is need-blind. The trickiest thing is assets. If your family owns your car/house/savings accounts (as in without financing payments) then you are unlikely to receive generous aid. It sucks because it’s like you have the stuff but it’s not like you’re just going to get up and say ALRIGHT LETS SELL IT or SECOND MORTGAGE.

@ collegestandard. True but Ivies and MIT can be very generous when it comes to aid.