ohitskayleigh

How do international students pay for college/university? I know there's scholarships, but what about the rest of the money? I'm not expecting the government to fund it because I believe that it's unfair. My parents aren't in a situation where they are able to support me, my government don't fund for international students to study abroad (pretty unfair if you ask me) and yet I still need to show I can support myself for the first year, that's costing $41,748, I know it's not very expensive compared to some of the others but still how can nearly everybody who studies abroad have that amount of money? I can't work off campus or more than 20 hours a week, which I got told would earn me around $1000 a year which would make the total cost to $40,000, how are we expected to pay that? We can't take out loans and well this my dream university.

Also I've found a website that offers scholarships to international students (the university also does that) but if I got a scholarship would I still need to prove that I can support myself?

I don't have some super rich parents who have been saving up a college fund for the past 18 years sadly.

Edit: I forgot to add that I wanted to to go The University of Oregon. It offers the course I want to do, offers financial aid to international students and doesn't require to me to do the SAT luckily as I always seem to do really bad at exams but not at coursework

ohitskayleigh

Oh and I'd also apply for the Ivies but I'm not clever enough.

b@r!um

To answer your original question: most international undergraduate students in the US either come from wealthy families or countries whose governments pay for a study abroad.

Really? Consider this. Most countries who pay for their students to study abroad do so because the domestic universities are not able to educate their citizens in some key subjects. The government might dictate what you have to study, where you have to study it and require you to return home and work for the government for x number of years in exchange for the funding.

You have to show that you can cover the full cost of attendance with a combination of scholarships and personal financial resources. For example, if you received a full-tuition scholarship, you would need to show that you have $15,000 to cover your cost of living.

Careful about this. If I understand correctly, the most funding you can hope for is a full-tuition scholarship. You'll need another $15,000 for living expenses. I would also urge you to take the SAT or ACT exam if you want to be considered for scholarships; they may not be required for admission, but it's unlikely that you would get a scholarship without those test scores. Standardized tests are the only reliable way to compare applicants from different countries.

ohitskayleigh

@b@r!um Thank you

EverUpWard

My Government does pay everything.

ohitskayleigh

@everupward You're so lucky, mine will pay for nothing yet give money to internationals who want to study over here!

4kidsdad

You said
"...mine[government] will pay for nothing yet give money to internationals who want to study over here!"

Does your government also pay for you to study in your city/country?

ohitskayleigh

Yes they do but in the form of a loan, which I don't mind but I'd rather them give me a loan so I can study abroad.