orangemarmalade

Hey,

OK, this is my dilemma, I am dying to go to school in the states, but I am not absolutely sure what I want to study yet. For this reason I am considering staying in Canada and doing a first year at a Canadian university paying cheap(er) tuition rates while taking other things that interest me on the side to see what I really like. If I do this at an American university I will feel guilty for taking all these "taster" courses because each credit costs so much more. After a year I will try to transfer into an American university.

2) I am ALSO hoping to use my first year to apply to as many scholarships as possible to hopefully fund the rest of my degree.Would I potentially win more scholarships if I stay in Canada as a Canadian citizen going to a Canadian school? Places like fastweb list a lot of scholarships but I think the majority of them require US citizenship. I don't want to get to the states and then realize too late most scholarships are closed to me, i would've been better off staying in canada. Also given that list showing all the universities that offer financial aid to international students, there seems to be hope. How generous are their financial aid for internationals? I am not picky as to the brandname of the American uni as long as I get in, since I intend to transfer out after a year anyway.

I can't hope for vast entrance scholarships as I am a mature student and haven't done that many extracurriculars when I was in high school.

Still, doing it at an American university will mean I get to live in the states that much sooner which has always been a desire of mine.

SO PLEASE I need some advice!

internazionale

Hi.

So, I've been selecting schools that I will be trying to apply for admission. I have been quite ambitious, in fact, I'm afraid a bit too ambitious. I'm a well above average student, but I'm very certain that there are many applicants that are much stronger than me. So I was wondering, are there any colleges that could be possibly be safety colleges for me? I know that I'm not in a very good position for several factors (read below), but maybe you guys can help me out. Which schools would possibly meet this criteria:

- a top tier school
- known for being friendly towards internationals (I'm not sure if it's going to help, but I'm from a very small country. I can bet that I will be the only applicant from this country.)
- known for its generous financing - I will be needing lots of financial aid
- known for being transfer-friendly
- decent transfer acceptance rate

I would really be thankful if you could help me out. I've been on hundreds of various college and university sites. I've done months of research, but I still think many of you here know better. Only college that comes up to my mind meeting most, if not all, of my criteria is Mount Holyoke College, but it's, unfortunately, girls-only.

Thanks for any suggestion. I know that money is an issue for most of us.

zyr123

Any info appreciated.

Especially wanting to know about:
Duke
Emory
Cornell
Vandy
Macalester
Rhodes

And please chance me if you have time:
Chance for Princeton Duke Vandy etc.

Thanks!

Cpresident

Hi. I will keep this straight and short, hope someone can help:
I'm looking for a full scholarship, or at least full tuition, I'd like a college in large cities

I'm doing the IB diploma with the predicted grade of 36-40 (I don't know the exact points yet), and plan to major in Communications Studies (I know, not many scholarships in this field as in engineering and such). I've never been to America and have no family member there. SAT will be around 19xx, activities should be fine.

Do you have any suggestions?

ironic

hi everyone.
i am a high school graduate looking for pursuing an engineering degree in the us. however, i'll need lots of aid( almost a full ride). i guess i am an above average student with sat composite 1500 and 800 in mathII and physics. i m also the class valedoctorian. so can ny1 suggest reach and safety college for me. which provides lots of aid to international student.