<p>So I’m applying to 10 biomedical sciences programs this year. Many applications like MIT ask if you would like to be considered for financial support and also ask you to list agencies that are your ‘assured’ and ‘potential’ financial resources. </p>
<p>I didn’t file a FAFSA for undergrad so I’ve never received any external funding. I’m not eligible for anything need based and my parents would probably be happy to fund me if I got into a place like MIT. I just don’t want to say I want funding and then have to leave all the boxes for fellowships/scholarships blank. Would it make my chances of getting in higher if I didn’t check the box to be considered for financial support?</p>
<p>Okay. I’ll have to leave like all 8 boxes for scholarships/fellowships empty though. Is that unusual or not for students applying straight out of undergrad?</p>
<p>I won a few Regents/Trustee scholarships at schools that I got accepted to but did not attend. Would it be stupid to list that under scholarships won?</p>
<p>For biomedical sciences programs, you won’t get financial aid – you’ll get a fellowship, funded either through the department or by federal money. It’s not need-based, and no one is admitted to the program and not funded by these sources.</p>
<p>Applications that ask for financial resources are aimed at students in fields that don’t routinely fund all of their admitted students. </p>
<p>Still, if there are questions about your eligibility for certain scholarships, it helps the department if you answer them – if you fall into certain categories, they may be able to fund you by university money. It won’t help you be admitted, but it will help the department administratively as they try to decide how to fund each incoming student in the program.</p>