<p>Unfortunately my family is able to pay just a really small part of the total cost for a College education in US. The college I am applying can easily see this in the financial aid docs and they will know if they are to admit me at all they should be able to really cover my need. That is why it doesn’t matter for me that there may be other colleges offering probably s.t. better - either they cover almost all the cost or they do not offer me admission - it’s that simple. Every combination of scholarships, grants, loans and campus work works for me as long as I can go in US and study in the college I’ve chosen.
I know that many colleges admit ED only few international students because they have limited resources for internationals and they prefer to wait for RD so that they can see the strength of the whole applicant pool. I also know that sometimes being and international s admitted ED is probably harder than being admitted RD for various other reasons. However I’ve decided to apply ED because though this may not increase my chances to be admitted with financial aid it will definitely not decrease them.
I have also decided that I will apply ED Vassar instead of Swarthmore. Compared just as Colleges I like them equally. The single reason which made me decide Vassar instead Swarthmore is that I believe that I have better chances to be admitted in Vassar with financial aid. Vassar admits more international students and has larger a budget for financial aid. Furthermore the applicant pool will be probably not as strong as Swartmore’s one and my art work can be a serious plus for me at Vassar.
Thanks again to all those who wrote in this thread. I really appreciate your help.</p>