211: Financial Aid Tips for International Students (& Their Counselors) | College Essay Guy Podcast

We cover a range of topics that will apply to both students and counselors, including:
- How is the application process different for students who need full financial aid?
- For counselors, how is working with full-financial aid students different than other students?
- What are common mistakes students (and counselors) make in applying for financial aid?
- What do students need to know about getting full financial aid in the US?
- How do students figure out which schools meet full needs?
- What can students and counselors do if a student doesn’t get their needs met?
- Where do students begin?

🔗LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO 🔗

Need-based aid vs Merit-Based Aid: https://www.princetonreview.com/colle...

Big J Educational Consulting List of ED and RD Acceptance Rates - Jenny Kent: https://www.bigjeducationalconsulting...

Find your local Education USA office: https://educationusa.state.gov/find-a...

Additional CEG Resources for International Students
College Application Timeline for International Students: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

Tips and Resources for Learning How to Apply to College in the USA for International Students: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

Podcast ep. 122: Which Schools Are the Most Generous With Financial Aid? (International Version):    • 122: Schools that Give the Most Finan...  

SAT & ACT Optional Schools for International Students: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

PLAY-BY-PLAY (click to skip ahead):
1:30 - Who is Joan Liu?
2:15 - What’s the latest with the Nepali Students?
3:16 - Why’s Joan interested in students with a high need for financial aid?
4:30 - How is the application process different for students who need full financial aid?
5:30 - What’s at stake for these students?
6:33 - For counselors, how’s working with full-financial aid students different than other students?
10:33 - What’s the high-touch approach?
13:15 - What’re common mistakes students make when applying for financial aid?
17:38 - What’re common mistakes teachers and counselors make?
21:13 - What can students do to help their counselors?
23:10 - How can counselors better advocate for their students?
25:00 - What do students need to know about receiving full financial aid in the US?
27:25 - How do students find out which schools meet the full needs?
31:08 - What can students and counselors do if a student doesn’t get their needs met?
[34:00] Where do students begin?
[38:40] What Joan thinks students seeking full financial aid should know.

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