international student aid - Page 4

Tsubie-chan · 06-15-2007, 10:35 AM

Uhh... I know for fact that Cornell doesn't meet 100%, a friend of mine couldn't accept their admission offer because of that. He was already offering to pay towards his education more than his financial documents allowed but they still wanted him to pay about $5000 more.

Tsubie-chan · 06-15-2007, 10:43 AM

alabhya... I think good AP scores are prefered over SATs and if you can take AP take it but you're not required and if most applicants from your place do not take it, then not taking it won't really put you at a disadvantage. Just know that it's not required. As for A levels... although many schools just treat them as substitutes to a high school diploma some schools do award you credits for A levels and not only AP or IB. Although I did Edexcel, I'd say Cambridge would look better as it's more intensive (although the grading is easier). For example, MIT prefers Cambridge over Edexcel. If you're going for a top university, take four A levels, if Ivy Leagues, take five A levels and make sure you get As or if you don't... your SAT scores, if above 2200, will cover for that.

westcoastlove · 06-15-2007, 02:25 PM

for the list posted previously about colleges meeting 100% of financial need...
that's only IF you are accepted. and for colleges like Columbia and UPenn, it explicitly states on their website that financial reasons will factor into admissions. So, I wouldn't exactly call that good financial aid packages. And plus I think schools basically besides Harvard, Yale, Princeton only offer a fixed number of financial packages each year.

micco · 06-23-2007, 11:02 AM

Thank you ustudy,

gstasino · 06-26-2007, 09:06 AM

I am an international student.
CR 650
WR 690
M 750

Physics 800
Math2 800
German 680
Math1 720

1st in my class for the last 4 years G.P.A.: 99/100
prestigious school sends many students to top universities

ECs: Model Un (president, ambassador head of delegation, Debate (top 10 speakers nationally, Mathematics Club (AIME, AMC 8/10/12 awards)
Science Club (bronze medal science olympiad, 4th place in the national physics contest), German Club

President of the Class
Volunteer work (pretty much for my country)

Am i qualified for Finaid in HYPS?

js2 · 07-18-2007, 12:37 AM

i'm an international student, there are like 2 o 3 more students from my school that are thinking of applying to the same college (clark university), all of them in the need of applying to fin aid (since this is available for int'l students at clark u). do u think having 3 or 4 applicants from the same school (considering it is a foreign school) will have any effect on my admission posibilities and/or fin aid package?

js2 · 07-23-2007, 08:28 PM

bump,.,.,.,

veryconfused · 08-05-2007, 10:36 PM

I was wondering, if I have SSN and Work Permit but not a green card, do I qualify for FAFSA?

shashank · 08-26-2007, 06:52 AM

With SAT 1 scores of 2050 & interest in BioMedical engieenring. Which best colleges would accomodate with a budget of max $25K per year...is FinAid/Scholarship possible ?

js2 · 08-27-2007, 02:03 AM

look for liberal arts colleges, they give plenty of money compared to other private uni's, check the us news ranking and do ur research. you could also try some public universities to see if u get some scholarships (although they are very limited for int'l students) if you have good marks and ec's.

barrylaoren · 08-28-2007, 10:21 AM

I'm considering transferring to the US to continue my study, is it possible that I don't get any money when I get the admission, but after I get in, study really hard, and get some scholarships? Thanks!
Barry

Olasco · 08-30-2007, 07:32 PM

in response to your thread Barry I don,t think you can since most schools categorically state that u must get on admission or they wont give u again. But u can also get some outside schols.

pramod · 08-31-2007, 11:15 AM

in texas a&m's website, they mentioned about need based aid for international students.but nothing was said about whether it would affect admission or how much aid they would provide. can anyone please help me on this..

christyms · 09-13-2007, 06:07 AM

Hi I am also an international student
and my parent can only afford me $10,000 for the first yr.
My list is
UCLA
UCSD
UCD
UIUC
UMI
BC
BU
UCS
UWA
Uw-madison

will I have any chances? Or any other school suggestion?
Please help me out. I want to go college

Marika · 09-28-2007, 03:53 AM

emeraldkity4, that's great you posted this list of colleges here. However, guys, i want to warn you You should not rely on the statistics like this one. For instance, i have seen this list of colleges at some site earlier and then started to check the information given in it with the individual colleges listed. Most of the college info did not mach this data!