College Discussion - View Single Post - what is the best university you can get with $15000 tuition?

tomo88 · 11-09-2007, 05:36 AM

Yes, I'm Indonesian too. Currently studying in Singapore though, applying for fall term next year.

I looked around abit. Brigham Young is indeed cheap and has the best business program for the tuition price but your current SAT score makes the university a reach. for IUPUI the tuition isn't exactly that cheap because you are an international (around 19k unless collegeboard is mistaken). However, your score is definitely competitive there and the university does have a finance/banking major. I'm not too sure about rankings though

Financial aid is hard to get for internationals, especially because the amount of endowment funds that lower tier universities get isn't that much. Usually financial aid is given to in-state students because the university is funded by local taxpayers. Furthermore, most merit scholarships consider SAT scores. So far I haven't heard of any scholarship offered for good TOEFL.

If you can afford it, I'd suggest retaking SAT and study like hell for it to make yourself more competitive. Try to work on your CR more. Remember that most colleges don't really consider writing subsection. Otherwise, I wish you all the best!

11-09-2007, 05:36 AM	#22
tomo88 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 141	Yes, I'm Indonesian too. Currently studying in Singapore though, applying for fall term next year. I looked around abit. Brigham Young is indeed cheap and has the best business program for the tuition price but your current SAT score makes the university a reach. for IUPUI the tuition isn't exactly that cheap because you are an international (around 19k unless collegeboard is mistaken). However, your score is definitely competitive there and the university does have a finance/banking major. I'm not too sure about rankings though Financial aid is hard to get for internationals, especially because the amount of endowment funds that lower tier universities get isn't that much. Usually financial aid is given to in-state students because the university is funded by local taxpayers. Furthermore, most merit scholarships consider SAT scores. So far I haven't heard of any scholarship offered for good TOEFL. If you can afford it, I'd suggest retaking SAT and study like hell for it to make yourself more competitive. Try to work on your CR more. Remember that most colleges don't really consider writing subsection. Otherwise, I wish you all the best!