bluelovexD

@junaid123 From your list and your financial aid requirement, I would raise my eyebrow at Dartmouth, Pomona and UPenn.
Also look for lower ranked colleges that will be less competitive and still generous with aid. Examples would be U of Richmond (but I am biased here :P), Oberlin, Bard, Grinnell, Macalester (?) etc. They are still very good universities that is a little less competitive (for admission + aid)

gtfotu

junaid123, bluelovexD's advice is good.

junaid123

Yes, I know UPenn, Dartmouth and Pomona will reject international students just because they asked for fin. aid. Penn's website clearly states that.

A friend of mine got a 50k aid package from Pomona, though.

Can someone over here help me do a CBA and help pick good colleges that'll give me aid?

And amongst Ivy leagues and top 20 LACs, which colleges should I be applying to (in terms of aid. I know my SAT score will be the make or break factor).

gtfotu

junaid123, keep in mind, SAT is not the break and make factor. There is no one break or make factor unless for example your SAT is terribly low. Even then I know people in Penn and UC Berkeley with SAT scores of 1560, etc. Also, a Cornell admissions officer himself once said that the most important thing to them is the high school transcript. SAT comes way down the list. Then again, it's not the last thing on the list either.

alibhai

Dartmouth is COMPLETELY need blind for Foreign students. 1 of only 6 places in the US. they gave me >50000$ in aid.

G33Kster

alibhai you're in dartmouth?

alibhai

No, I'm heading to Princeton this fall.

G33Kster

Ohh thats great. Forgive me, but I don't speak admissions and I'll thank you for a little help. If I want to start at a uni next fall then when do i start preparing all the admission forms and applications?

gtfotu

G33Kster, you can't attend any american university in the upcoming fall because all the deadlines for their applications have passed, you can apply in Sept-Jan time period for Fall 2013.

G33Kster

Alright I get what yure saying but the problem is that right now I've just started my second year of Fsc which will end in June. Reults coming out in next August. What do i do then? I'm planning my SAT's for november this year btw

11041994

The list of acceptances at the beginning includes some Boston University acceptances with aid. But on BU's website, they say they don't give aid to internationals. Would anyone like clearing it up for me?

bluelovexD

@11041994 Some Pakistanis are US citizens/permanent residents as well...

Well, if you are like alibhai (CONGRATS BTW ) and on the Princeton caliber, I don't think any US college would be very tough to get into with aid/scholarships LOL

gtfotu

G33Kster, yes you apply with first year grades.

alibhai

@bluelove, thanks! though I was wait listed and even rejected by some colleges which are known to be stingy with aid. Dartmouth, rest assured, isn't one of them.

Snowbrood

Hi guys, iam new on CC... Iam an A levels student..Iam looking forward to apply in US for fall 2013 term..Iam taking SAT this november..I need guidance about applying to US universities..I havent yet started working on college essays..How should i begin? Is TOEFL necessary to give? I want to get into university of connecticut..Is there anyone who is studying there? Do they give aid to international students? I need to get a healthy aid package..Please suggest me some good universities that provide aid..I want to pursue electrical or mechanical engineering.