| well..i was kinda in the same position with you. im not a very great student and my parents only hv about $20k/yr for all of my expenses.
im living with my uncle now and go to comm college for my 1st yr..
it doesnt help alot since my parents still end up pay around $15k/yr,,but if you compare it to other alternatives,,that's the most reasonable one..
after this,im transferring to 4yrs uni with scholarship..it will still cost about $22k/yr for my total expenses.. but i will be able to work on campus, so it's still in my parents' budget.
i think comm college will be a good start for you,,though dont expect much "real us college life" from that. try to apply to univs that give scholarship/fin aid to international student..what i did was,,i realized that i dont hv great gpa (my HSgpa was 3.3 in on of the best schools in my country) and my parents dont hv much money..so i really chose univs that reasonable financially and academically for me..
i suggest you to not put too much expectation on top 50 univs..(unless you hv an excelent sat)..top 100 univs is OK. try to look "us news: best value univs"
about your major,,honestly architecture and law will take a long time to finish your degree and since you're an international student,,will you get alot of chances to work here with your major? besides,,architecture and law in here will be completely different from your country's,,so i dont think you can practice it too in your country right after you graduate. (i mean with your major, if you want to work in your country you should hv had experiences in here before)..
well,,thats only my opinions,,hope it'll help.
good luck |