<p>what does this mean…
“For applicants who demonstrate need, Reed will admit only those who also recieve financial aid awards.”
…what are they trying to mean by this??</p>
<p>It means they don’t admit needy applicants without giving needed aid, somestimes called “come anyway” if you can somehow find the money. It’s considered a mean-spirited tease to admit without providing the missing means to attend.</p>
<p>so if im needy and they cant provide me aid, then they wont admit me??? wow thats bad!!!</p>
<p>and @vonlost can you plz tell me how do they choose these 20-25 students eligible for aid outta the 200-250 applying for aid??</p>
<p>Why admit someone who can’t afford to attend?</p>
<p>Only the admission committee knows, other than to say they admit those they want the most.</p>
<p>^ I second that.</p>
<p>A senior from my school got waitlisted at Bard, Bates, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Lafayette and a horde of other LACs because he could pay only 4k. He was lucky enough to get into Kenyon where he has to pay 3k.</p>
<p>guys cant we take student loans and pay the tuition fees??</p>
<p>Loans are not available for international student</p>
<p>so if i cant pay and dont qualify for financial aid, its the end of the story? and i had so much expectations for joining US schools…:(</p>
<p>“so if i cant pay and dont qualify for financial aid”</p>
<p>In theory this seems like a contradiction. A practical problem is the competition for limited U.S. college seats for internationals.</p>
<p>Dude you are currently an international junior who is obsessing about US schools way to much. You should be more focused on your grades, SATs and ECs right now. While financial aid is definitely a factor, people do get in with excellent financial aid award at top places. </p>
<p>Take a break from this site and build up your stats.</p>
<p>so there are no safety schools for internationals? schools where i can be sure of getting admission?</p>
<p>For internationals, there is no school that can be considered a safety. All schools are reaches.</p>
<p>yeah right @Darth im trying to build up my stats. currently im at the topper of our class. guess ive to hold onto the position. and im planning to start a youtube channel to display my piano skills(hope im not bragging). you dont get many internships here. i got one for a week only. only the top guys of our city were selected for it. some really cool people were present e.g. a top contributor in the research of liquid crystal(as in Liquid Crystal Display-LCD), an astrophysicist who worked 10 years in NASA and another 10 in ESA, a scientist from CERN and so on. all of them were indians of course. apart from these and playing varsity soccer, ive nothing much to say about my ECs. i know they are kinda poor. and ive got lots of awards on astrophysics like olympiads, quizzes and stuff like those. you people kinda have stellar ECs. i, however, am a poor old guy who cares only for astrophysics and piano. nothing much. my hopes are getting shattered day by day. </p>
<p>as far as my obsession is considered, i wanna go for US only for the freedom of subject choice they give. its far better than here in india. here you get to choose a prescribed set of subjects. i wanna major in astrophysics(or physics) and minor in music. nowhere in india can you find such a combination.</p>
<p>DarthSpawnus,hey wats up pal? Have you taken your sat subject test yet? Which subject test will you take? I heard that Harvard,yale,princeton, Georgetown requires three subject tests,one in math,one in a science subject and one in a non science(social science or language) subject,so what are you thinking of taking on the non science required test?</p>
<p>I don’t think I will be applying to all these big names you are saying so I haven’t checked the subject test requirement for them. I don’t think there is any rule for taking subject test because most people I know who got into HYPMS etc didn’t have a math, a science and a non-science SAT II in that order. Almost all had math+science SAT IIs. Since I am looking forward to major in physics, I don’t see why I need to take a non science SAT II.</p>
<p>Also Harvard doesn’t require 3 subject tests.</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: International Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/faq.html#45]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/faq.html#45)</p>
<p>@ akashdip: Its okay man. Just don’t overdo what you are doing. Chase your passion, because you love them and not because you want to show that on your resume.</p>
<p>Hey guys! I’m bengali (Half indian/half BD)! I guess the main diff b/w you and I is that I was born in the US (and still live here) :P. Glad to see that there are other bengalis on CC since I haven’t found too many before. Good luck in getting into the college of your choice :D. I’m a junior, so I haven’t been faced with application stress yet.</p>
<p>i was going through threads on cc and there i read that they require three sub test,but good for me,dont have to take three sub test,lol and yeah i am also panning on majoring on something like chemistry or bio related stuff.</p>
<p>Check the individual websites of universities you are applying to. They are way more reliable than CC.</p>
<p>Welcome cneogy. Fell free to post here anytime. Can you speak any Bengali?</p>