Transfer Students - Foreign
2012-2013 Application Process for Transfer Applicants
Transfer admission is not need-blind for Foreign Students (see the Admissions website), meaning that the admissions committee takes into consideration how much financial aid a student requires when rendering an admissions decision. Although financial aid is available for foreign students, candidates should be aware that their applications are read in a more selective process than are other candidates’. Columbia admits a large number of foreign students who receive a substantial amount of financial aid.
Only limited institutional grant aid is available for foreign transfer students. Columbia may therefore be unable to meet the full need of all admitted foreign transfer students. Please understand that as grant aid is limited, a failure to submit the required financial aid forms by the stated deadlines will result in a greatly decreased chance of receiving grant aid.
The following information will help you determine which applications and forms you need to complete and the dates you should submit them.
Please include our COVER SHEET with all documents to insure proper coding and filing.
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Foreign Applicants |
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Required Forms |
How to Apply |
Due Dates |
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CSS Profile |
Complete the 2012-2013 CSS Profile online. Profile data will be sent electronically from CSS to Columbia so you do not need to send us copies or printouts of your application. |
April 20, 2012 |
| 2011 or Most Recent Tax Returns |
Submit signed copies of your and your parents’ most recently completed income tax returns (including all schedules and any business returns) to the following address: Financial Aid & Educational Financing Or FAX to 212-854-5353. If a tax return is not filed in your country, please provide a current statement of earnings from your parents’ employers that states their yearly earnings. All tax/income documents (if not already in English) should be officially translated into English but report all figures in local currency. If you or your parents will not file a 2011 federal tax return, you/they must submit a Student/Parent Tax Non-Filer certification (available from our Downloads page) and provide a current statement of earnings from your parents’ employers that states their yearly earnings. |
April 20, 2012 |
| Non-Custodial Taxes and Financial Information |
Both Custodial and Non-Custodial Parents should submit Tax Returns to Columbia; Non-Custodial Parents will also be required to submit additional information about their financial circumstances. Please contact our office at cc-seas-aid@columbia.edu to request further instructions on submitting the additional Non-Custodial forms. If you think there will be difficulty in meeting this deadline, you must contact the financial aid office to discuss your extenuating circumstances. |
April 20, 2012 |