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For College freshman Xin Wan, a
$50,000-plus tuition isn’t cheap change, but he believes
a Penn degree is worth the money.
Wan, who is from China, is one of many
international students who choose not to apply for
financial aid in order to avoid hurting their chances of
gaining admission to Penn.
For students like Wan, the decision of
whether or not to apply for aid is one that is not taken
lightly.
Because of Penn’s policies - which do
not evaluate foreign applicants on a need-blind basis -
international students are sometimes hurt in the
admissions process if they choose to go through with an
aid application, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said.
Read the rest of the story in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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