Please give me advice on how to improve my application

EarlyAction95
Sat, 01 Mar 2014 12:07:13 +0000

@international95

http://www.bard.edu/campus/departments/studentaccounts/fees/

That link states 61k which is what I based my reply on. If the average aid is 38k (see the link below)

http://www.bard.edu/financialaid/international/

then Bard doesn’t really expect “international students to be able to pay at least 30k or half the cost of attendance”. Could you provide a link supporting your statement?

Obviously there will be exceptions. some students can live on personal expenses of 50 dollars. others need 500.

Additionally, unlike a lot of there LACs Bard also had merit scholarships that internationals are eligible for.

Not to mention loans for internationals:-

http://www.bard.edu/financialaid/international/programs/

All in all, yes bard doesn’t give 100% financial aid based on need. But it is very much possible for a student with EFC 10k to attend it. Some wouldn’t call that terrible…

Have a nice day!