<p>For example, if the full tuition is 60K, would asking for 10k in financial aid affect my admission decision?</p>
<p>Depends on the schools. Some schools specify that aid to international students is not need blind, that is if you say yes to needing financial aid, it will affect your admission. Examples are University of Pennsylvania and Stanford. Other schools are need blind even to international students.</p>
<p>The need aware school adcoms will only know you have requested the aid but not how much. So if you only want a small amount then best not to ask for aid. </p>