I heard international students admitted to ivies get needs based financial aid and free tuition?

[Anonymous]

These days most international students applying for schools that are need-blind are hoping for an acceptance but need funds. However, the vast majority of international students who end up in the USA are full pay due to economics and US universities of course favor domestic students for many reasons.

[Anonymous]

No US taxpayer money funds this -- int'l students are ineligible.

Any aid they receive is from the university's own funds. At most univesrities (not the elite ones), they like to take on int'l students because they're full pay while most "domestic" students get some form of FA.

[Anonymous]

Visas will be revoked, watch out!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Why on earth would this be an issue? One of the good things about the US is that we have some of the best universities in the world. And very often, those working or middle class students from abroad who study here go on to do major research or start companies that generate billions in revenue. Why is that a problem?

Because for the MAGAs in this world, they are "taking seats that their kid should of had"

I agree with you---we currently benefit greatly from the kids who come and get educated here and often stay and do great things. We should want highly educated immigrants. They are not preventing your kids from succeeding in the same way---they just want it more (many are escaping countries where there are not as many opportunities so they have an added drive to succeed)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

DP. Of course. My super-stellar friend's kid in Asia got full rides to Penn State, U. Mass Amherst, U. Colorado in Boulder, U. Arizona and a few other state schools and called to get some perspectives on which one to choose. She's spectacular-if she were American and full-pay she would be a HYPSM admit easily.

[Anonymous]

Sorry RWNJ it's not your tax dollars.
Most international students are cash cows btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

DP. Of course. My super-stellar friend's kid in Asia got full rides to Penn State, U. Mass Amherst, U. Colorado in Boulder, U. Arizona and a few other state schools and called to get some perspectives on which one to choose. She's spectacular-if she were American and full-pay she would be a HYPSM admit easily.

Are you sure the kid doesn't have US citizenship?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

That's what I was thinking; TA/RA for a top Graduate school is almost guaranteed just by being admitted. The millions in funding need to go somewhere. Harvard would look like a mini NY City if they just used the funds to build buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

DP. Of course. My super-stellar friend's kid in Asia got full rides to Penn State, U. Mass Amherst, U. Colorado in Boulder, U. Arizona and a few other state schools and called to get some perspectives on which one to choose. She's spectacular-if she were American and full-pay she would be a HYPSM admit easily.

Are you sure the kid doesn't have US citizenship?

Positive. All these people saying international students don't get undergraduate financial aid are ignorant. The cream of the crop international students get scholarships to Tier 2 schools, are standouts there, and then become PhDs teaching your kids at American universities or titans of industry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

This is like the 4th post today, across a few forums, attacking minorities and international students and the “sleeved” financial aid they are getting to attend American schools. This is an agenda being sparked!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

That's what I was thinking; TA/RA for a top Graduate school is almost guaranteed just by being admitted. The millions in funding need to go somewhere. Harvard would look like a mini NY City if they just used the funds to build buildings.

Harvard would not be "Harvard" if they became an undergrad school of 15K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this true? How does that work and who pays for it?

Heard?
Source?

Institutional need or merit based aid. Internationals get full rides to University of Southern Mississippi because of GPA + test scores. Some get full rides to Harvard and Yale because of need based aid.

Are you sure that's not graduate TA or RA?

DP. Of course. My super-stellar friend's kid in Asia got full rides to Penn State, U. Mass Amherst, U. Colorado in Boulder, U. Arizona and a few other state schools and called to get some perspectives on which one to choose. She's spectacular-if she were American and full-pay she would be a HYPSM admit easily.

Are you sure the kid doesn't have US citizenship?

Positive. All these people saying international students don't get undergraduate financial aid are ignorant. The cream of the crop international students get scholarships to Tier 2 schools, are standouts there, and then become PhDs teaching your kids at American universities or titans of industry.

Scholarships are NOT financial aid. FA is funding from the US government...and they do not get any $$ from the US govt (or loans, etc). It's up to each school if they want to offer merit/grants to a student, be it US citizen/greencard holder or International student.