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College Admissions: Searching for Financial Support

Higher education in the United States has never been more costly1.

The College Board is an independent organization that supports the growth of higher education in the U.S. It says that the average cost to attend a public, four-year American college or university has increased more than 300 percent in the last 30 years.

Most American colleges and universities do offer some form of financial assistance to their students.

However, not all schools offer aid in the same way, and not all students are able receive the same kind of aid, says Loutfi Jarari. He is the associate dean2 of academic life and director of international recruitment at DePauw University, a private liberal arts college in Indiana.

Jirari says there are several types of financial assistance that colleges and universities offer students. There is aid that schools award to students with strong academic records. Schools also give special awards to students who are especially skilled at a sport, musical instrument, or other activity.

Jarari says the financial aid process can be complex, no matter what kind of assistance a student is seeking. It demands just as much attention as any other part of the college application process.

Students should consider several things before sending in any aid application materials, Jarari says.

For example, there are two main types of colleges and universities in the United States: public and private. Public universities are controlled by the states in which they are located. Private schools are independently operated.

What does this mean in terms of applying for financial aid? For both domestic3 and international students, Jarari says, there is a world of difference. He should know; he was once an international student himself. Born in Morocco, Jarari attended one year of college in his home country before finishing his higher education at Southern Illinois University, a public research university.

He says most public American universities do not offer any financial aid to international students. That is because those schools have special responsibilities to students living in-state.

“State universities have to serve the needs of the students in the state and the students in the U.S. first and foremost,” Jarari told VOA. “They are, of course, very, very open to having international students. But they are not able to give financial aid because they just don’t have that … for international students…Private universities don’t have to follow everything that is dictated4 by the states.”

So, Jarari says, the first step for both domestic and international students should be to ask what a school offers. He suggests contacting schools’ financial aid offices directly.

Applicants5 can get answers to questions they may have about the school’s financial aid availability. Jarari also notes that financial aid offices and admissions offices often work together. Any time an applicant6 contacts and communicates with a school directly, the school sees it as a good sign.

“When they ask questions…we give them points,” Jarari said. “That is a sign that the student cares about the university, and for us, we use those points to decide admission and also to decide scholarships.”

Jirari says that students usually apply for financial aid from a university at the same time that they apply for admission. This is typically in the fall term of their final year of high school.

American citizens can apply for financial aid from both the U.S. government and their college or university of choice. They do so by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

International students must apply for financial aid through one of two other methods. They can use the College Board’s College Scholarship Service, or CSS, Profile. They can also use the International Student Financial Aid Application. Almost all U.S. colleges and universities use at least one of these methods to determine how much aid they will give to students, Jirari says.

The main difference between the two is that the CSS Profile costs about $25 for the first school students apply to, and about $16 for each additional school. The International Student Financial Aid Application is free. But Jirari says that neither method is necessarily better than the other.

He says that the FAFSA, the CSS Profile and the International Student Financial Aid Application all ask for the same kind of information. That information includes detailed7 proof of how much money, property and other assets9 a student’s family possesses. They also ask students to report the number of siblings10 a student has so schools know if their family is supporting more than one college student.

Jirari notes that completing these application materials correctly is very important. For example, students must make sure that all their family’s financial information is reported using the value in American dollars. Otherwise the student risks making it appear that their family is wealthier than they actually are.

Also, he says, students must make sure all the documents they provide the school match the ones they use in their visa application. If a student does not tell the full truth on every part of their application, the school can and will find out.

That can create serious problems.

“I’ve seen so many instances for both domestic and international students where students might try to hide an asset8, thinking they will get more scholarship,” he said “But what that causes is for us to see that student is being untruthful. And in a lot of instances we will deny that student.”

In the end, schools do not want money to be a barrier to getting an education. They will give as much aid as they feel is reasonable, Jirari says. But students must fully11 understand how much a college or university costs.

He notes that some schools only list their basic costs of attending classes on their websites without including other costs, such as housing. That is another reason why student should ask financial aid officers questions during every step of the process.

The student can then compare how much a college or university truly costs to how much aid they are offering.

I’m Pete Musto. And I’m Dorothy Gundy.

Words in This Story

academic – adj. of or relating to schools and education

recruitment – n. to find people with the qualities that are right, needed, or appropriate for a company, school, organization, or the armed forces and get them to join

application – n. a formal and usually written request for something, such as a job, admission to a school, or a loan

domestic – adj. of, relating to, or made in your own country

world of difference – idm. a big difference

dictate(d) – v. to make something necessary

admissions – n. the act or process of accepting someone as a student at a school

scholarship(s) – n. an amount of money that is given by a school or an organization, to a student to help pay for the student's education

asset(s) – n. something that is owned by a person or company

sibling(s) – n. a brother or sister

instance(s) – n. a brother or sister


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1 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
2 Dean lmUyu     
n.(大学)院长,系主任,教务长
参考例句:
  • The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
  • Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁?
3 domestic QsjxC     
adj.家里的,国内的,本国的;n.家仆,佣人
参考例句:
  • This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
  • She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。
4 dictated aa4dc65f69c81352fa034c36d66908ec     
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
参考例句:
  • He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
  • No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
6 applicant 1MlyX     
n.申请人,求职者,请求者
参考例句:
  • He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
  • In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。
7 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
参考例句:
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
8 asset ovWzM     
n.有价值的资源,优点,长处;财产,资产
参考例句:
  • Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.在商业界善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。
  • Intelligence was her main asset.智力是她的主要财富。
9 assets oyEzom     
n.财产;资产
参考例句:
  • We capitalized our assets to avoid bankruptcy.我们把资产转作资金以避免破产。
10 siblings 709961e45d6808c7c9131573b3a8874b     
n.兄弟,姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
11 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

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