Student loans and international students?

vlad7777
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:00:33 +0000

Hey everyone!
I am an international student from Belarus who applied this year to a bunch of US schools. My family does not earn a lot, so I need a full ride. If I get accepted with the required amount of financial aid, will I be required to take student loans? I have literally nobody in the US, and there is nobody to cosign a loan. I know that some unique schools like Princeton are more generous and don’t require students to take loans, but what about the rest? Can it happen so that I get accepted but still unable to attend because of the loans?

P.s. I am talking about need-based aid. I know that was a mistake, but I didn’t consider merit-based.
I applied to MIT, Stanford, Princeton, UPenns, Johns Hopkins, U of RIchmond, Skidmore, Trinity College, Macalester College, F&M.
My stats, if it matters:
SAT I is 2240 (730R, 800M, 710W), SAT II 800 Physics, 800 Math II, TOEFL 112, EC - a lot of programming contests and science fairs. Intended major: computer science.