Is financial aid a suicide mission for Chinese student?

<p>Hey there,
I have been accepted to Yale through early action for the class of 2012 and I have received my financial package already. I am a typical middle class living in U.S; I’m also an international as I am neither a permanent resident nor a citizen. My financial aid package was totally unexpected; it was so generous that I love this school even more now. Well, enough of my own story. </p>

<p>Here is what I know for sure…</p>

<p>First of all, the fact that you applied for financial aid will not pose as an obstacle in anyway. Yale has a need-blind policy that extends to international students.</p>

<p>Second of all, I don’t think that ivy schools are inaccessible at all. They provide plenty of financial aid to middle class families, especially as ivies have been working to make education more affordable to middle class families (i.e., harvard, yale, dartmouth all of which have adopted new financial aid programs.)</p>

<p>Yale to be specific, will not ask your parents to contribute any amount of money if they make less than 60,000 U.S. dollars. If your parents make less than 180,000 a year (i’m not sure about the exact number but it is somewhere in this range), then you are expected to contribute less than ONE percent of your total income. </p>

<p>So there you go. I think it was very wise for you to apply to Yale, and even wiser for you to apply for the financial aid package.
Rest assured and now, just wait to see what happens…</p>