will the chances of admission for an international student be affected if applying for financial aid?

Question

I'm a Malaysian studying in Singapore, intent to apply to colleges in the US.

My SAT scores are about 2100 and SAT 2 results about 2200.

How will my admission be affect by financial aid?

Answer 1

Yeah, the other answer is correct....you can't get financial aid because you're not an American and do not pay taxes to support the school. Now, there is a possibly of getting an academic scholarship, but that is very difficult because most of those are for American students too. So, no, financial aid will not matter to the admissions committee because they will just disregard that portion of your application. You need to look for alternative forms of loans or pay for it out of your own pocket, which is what most foreign students do. Also, if you get a loan it is probably going to have to be from your home country. Most American banks will be reluctant to give a loan to a foreign student, unless they are Canadian, etc. good luck

Answer 2

if you are applying to an university as an international student you are NOT elegible to apply for financial aid, instead you have to probe that your family/sponsor has plenty of money to support you in the U.S.