junaid123

Hey, everyone.

Could anyone please list some good, top-ranked colleges that'll give a healthy aid package (85-90 percent) to Pakistanis. I know that 5 Ivy's and 2 other colleges are need-blind, but how does this criteria match up with....let's top 50 colleges in the USA.

Thank you!

Jen092

Can someone please tell me how do people manage such major financial aid? I have a 2200 in SAT and ABC in A levels. What is the probability that I'll get a scholarship/aid?

rew2402

Junaid, I believe the top LACs also give generous aid (Amherst, Williams, Colby, Colgate, Vasaar, Wesleyan, Vanderbilt etc)
You should also check these colleges-
WPI
Rochester polytechnic institute
UCincinnati

perazziman

Jen092, I am no expert on A Levels, but an ABC may send the signal that you are not very passionate and hard working.

junaid123

perazziman, any additions to the list Jen092 mentioned?

I know my list is contingent upon my SAT scores (more specifically my CR score, I am scoring a modest score in that section as of now), but I'd like to have as extensive a list as possible at this point in time.

perazziman

junaid, I would probably start looking at the 50 described here:

Hidden Ivies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

bluelovexD

junaid, Check out the University of Richmond and the Scholars program! They give both merit scholarships and financial aid

Maaz997

Should I apply ED to Wesleyan and Macalester?
Are the chances significantly enhanced?

G33Kster

Can anyone tell me how accurate parchment.com is? I got 51% chance of Dartmouth according to parchment.

perazziman

G33,

Congratulations, that is good news. Unfortunately, these calculators cannot accurately predict admission to colleges such as Dartmouth, with holistic admissions and acceptance rates south of 20%.

My guess is that your chances are about 2% to 4% higher than before.

Jen092

perazziman, I agree, I don't have a great A levels result, but I'm really hoping I'll get in somewhere on my SAT. I never know until I try, right? I mean, you never know what you're going to get from these American universities. I know people with 14A*s O levels who got rejected from Ivies and those with like 6As O levels who got 110% scholarship in Yale!

I am applying to several colleges, Amherst and Connecticut among them. Also, I'm applying to the Psychology Dept. Could anyone tell me if the Psych departments of these two universities are credible? Because I couldn't find them anywhere near the top 50 in any ranking (for Psychology specifically).

Liberalartslover

Hello, Guys! I am from Nepal, and I'm applying for the class of 2017 as well! Most of the applicants from Pakistan end up getting into awesome colleges every year! You guys are so talented!

perazziman

Jen at the undergraduate level one does not usually apply to a department. You would take what amounts to less than two courses in psychology per semester. The rest would be math science and writing courses etc that all other majors would also be taking, for a liberal arts education. Amherst is one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country. They can prepare you so you can get accepted to the best graduate school psychology programs in the country such as these, if that is what you are interested in doing:

Best Psychology Programs | Top Psychology Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools

What you may consider is taking several SAT Subject Tests to raise their confidence in your skills to handle subjects in which you do not have As. For example my son also does not have the best grades in his school work, so he has taken a heap of AP Tests and plans on providing them SAT Math II and Physics Subject Test scores too, to raise their confidence.

Jen092

Thanks, Perazziman. I really appreciate the idea of giving those SAT subjects in which I do not have A's yet. I'll probably do that Thank youu.

cursingmonk

@bluelove

> 21 schools? You guys are crazoooo :O
> I applied to only 11 man and I was like dying doing apps and essays (and spending like 1200 > USD on apps)

Why did it cost so much just to send out applications?