hbrad8002

I saw on Vassar College's website that each year they only offer aids to 50 - 60 international students. But i found on Collegeboard that they accepted 131 students with significant aids (average around $45k).
Also, such as Bucknell, it states on its website that the largest scholarship/aid package only reaches $35k and the family must be able to contribute $20k. But I also found on Collegeboard that the average aid offered is around $45k
why is there such a difference in number? is it because they want to scare us?

gary7

What's the expected parental contribution for international students with combined annual family income less than 20-25K for these colleges-
MIT
Caltech
UC Berkley
Georgiatech
UM Ann & Arbor
UIUC
Harvard
Cornell
John Hopkins
Brown
Columbia
U Penn
Princeton
(Any other good colleges for engineering/science or ones that specialize in particle physics that I have missed out)
Thank you!

heridanu

Great post.
We don't need Student Loan anymore.

spellingbead

EPC for berkeley for international students--isnt it full tuition?

theGame

@hbrad8002: Collegeboard data is at least two yrs old. That's why I don't trust it and use US News & World Report's online subscription instead (which is only a yr old and reliable).

mvogel

I got good aid from Wellesley and Mount Holyoke - covered pretty much all of the costs including health insurance and books and expenses

Arteta

I'm from the UK, I finish my Undergrad course In England next year, but then i'm hoping to go to the US for either postgrad, or undergrad again (haven't decided). Everything seems a bit overwhelming at this point. In the UK they set the family income boundaries for student loans pretty low, my family is just above the limit, and I get almost no support from them whatsoever, and i'm ineligible for any other support. I have to work part time to get by.

I'm a bit worried that this will also be the case for the US, and I won't be able to afford even a fraction of the price needed to study. All because I won't be classed as poor enough.

Mary219

I'm an intl transfer student and Wash U in St Louis gave me a full ride.

agapehsieh

I am a high school junior.
I have a 1910 SAT reasoning (700 on math,530 on critical reading, 680 on writing)
107 on TOEFL and that's all the tests scores i have.
I have over 250 community service hours. And my leadership skills can be demonstrated through being the president of the environemtal club..
Which colleges in the west coast (especially the UCs) are going to be interested in me if I apply financial aid as an international student in year 2010? or will none of them accept me if i ask for financial aid?

Collegess

I need some serious help. I'm way over my head with trying to decipher college aid programs. I'm a senior HS from Israel, and I really want to study in the US.

My parents can practically afford my college education. However, where I come from students pay like barely 4000$ a year (tops) for Uni, and it is very rare for someone to take loans for paying their tuition.

Can you PLEASE make a list of unis that offer MERIT BASED financial aid?
I've noticed that some like USC, American U, CUNY, WUSTL, Rice and Richmond offer some sort of financial aid towards Intl students (merit). If anyone received full tuition scholarship as an Intl student and would like to elaborate, please DO, I really have no clue what to do.

Lightbearer

Tufts University is very liberal about the financial aid it gives to international students...........it enjoys a very good reputation in the U.S. in academics.........however, it does not give out many international aid packages....for the lucky few, it's a bonanza.....AND NO LOANS......I got $ 55,000 grant per year !!!

Kana

@Collegess
Richmond offers a full-tuition merit-based scholarship (approx 50) to 1 in 15 students in each freshman class (approx 750). If you are selected as a Richmond Scholar Finalist, you will be flown over to Richmond for an interview (this was my only opportunity to visit the gorgeous campus). I think Richmond can afford to give so much financial aid because of her huge endowment ($1.45b) which is significant because of the small college size.

Ranking-wise, Richmond is #33 of liberal arts colleges according to US News Rankings, #12 for undergraduate business, #8 in accounting, #1 in academic quality according to Businessweek. The trend over the past years is one of significant improvement in the reputation and quality of education. The recent financial crisis has not derailed Richmond; construction projects are ongoing, with the new Queally Hall to be constructed in Fall of 2010.

Holistically, I feel Richmond's focus on undergraduate education (as opposed to grad or post-grad) is significant and sincere. College staff are incredibly accommodating. There is low student-faculty ratio, i.e. lessons are conducted as discussions, not lectures.

Competition for the scholarships is intense. My stats are 2300+ for SAT 1, 800 for both Chemistry and Maths II SAT II, GPA of 3.8, leadership roles and community involvement.

All the best!

germanviet

hey guys
i am also applying for class 2014.
i have good gpa, most likely to have good ACT too, and my EC's are some kind of cool too,
but let us be realistic,
if we apply for financial aid, it is going to be very hard to get into good universities.
And the ones that are need-blind for us like MIT and Harvard, are even more competitive.
Can somebody recommend some good universities (my intended major is something with computer science or engineering), that give either much merit-based or need-based aid for us internationals?
I need more matches/safeties on my list of colleges i apply to.
It's not that i am a bad applicant, but i want to be sure that i have safeties in this brutal competition with geniuses like you

bwabwa

@germanviet: Carnegie-Mellon University is great for both Comp Sci and Engin :P
@gary: North Western University is also great

Nothing beats Upenn though

germanviet

so Upenn is more likeley an low reach/match for an financial-aid applying international student?
as i found here International Students
carnegie-mellon does not offer financial aid for internationals
Are there any other universities, that have a good cs/engineering department, not the best, and provide financial aid for internationals?