<p>i am an international student with decent stats…but definitely not among the very best. Carleton has always said that they may reject highly qualified international students seeking substantial fin aid… so could anyone tell how much should an international student ( with decent stats) be willing to pay to increase atleast some of his chance?.. will 8000 work?..what abt 12000?</p>
<p>The formulas used compute your family’s apparent ability to pay, not your willingness. Even if there is some cutoff (which I doubt), you would not be able to do much to change the number Carleton expects your family to pay, provided that you report your financial information honestly.</p>
<p>Also, if your family is able to pay $8,000 or even $12,000, you would still be a relatively high need student, given that Carleton costs about $45,000 per year. The socioeconomic reality is that about half of Carleton students come from families that are wealthy enough that they aren’t even receiving any financial aid. Estimating off of the average aid packages reported at [Carleton</a> College: Student Financial Services: Aid Awarded to 2007-2008 New Students](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/sfs/prospective/aid_chart/]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/sfs/prospective/aid_chart/), family contributions of about $12,000 or so per year put you solidly in the top quarter of financial need for an incoming freshman class. I really doubt that being able to pay $12,000 per year, as opposed to $8,000 per year, is going to make much of a difference in your chances of being admitted. Were we talking about $40,000+ per year over $8,000 per year, then that might be another story, but I have no data to support this so this is purely conjecture.</p>
<p>I agree, BUT call admissions/fa office, they are the nicest people in the world, and can give you a more accurate answer.</p>
<p>hi, i’m a carleton international freshman and from what the president and international admissions told us, carleton has in fact been trying to increase its intake of international students by offering more financial aid and scholarships to them. there are numerous scholarships available to international students like the starr (most generous), davis (for UWC alumni), nason (for singaporeans), and kellogg scholarships, and while only about a third (my estimation) of internatl students get these, many of the rest receive sufficient funding. </p>
<p>if you can pay 12000 a year, chances are you’ll receive enough financial aid to cover the rest (including work+loans). but you also have about 1/3 chance of getting a scholarship which can give you a free ride or close to it, especially if you’re a strong applicant.</p>
<p>thanks… thanks everyone for the information… some more inputs will be appreciated</p>