<p>If I’m in the 75th percentile of the admitted class, according to the Common Data Set, then from which colleges could I expect a 50% scholarship for the entire course? (need or merit based)
Note- I’m an international… That’s why I’m posting in this forum.</p>
<p>75th percentile means you’re worse than a quarter of the class. So you’d have to be looking for some pretty generous colleges! But, we need to know your statistics (GPA, SAT I and II, class rank) to be able to suggest some colleges.</p>
<p>Well the data set gives only 25th and 75th percentile so I haven’t got much info…
Sat 1- 2300 ish
Sat 2- math II- 800, physics- 760
Gpa- 3.4 uw
class rank- top 25 pc in class of 600. I think. School doesn’t give ranks.
And lots of ECs. Like interschool competitions and stuff.</p>
<p>Which schools are you thinking of applying to? Your GPA/class rank and your SAT scores seem to be contradicting each other (unless your school is incredibly competitive). Maybe some of the lower ranked schools that care about SAT averages of the incoming class would give you some merit $?</p>
<p>It’s the number 1 school in India according to the Times ranking (can’t find the link right now, I’ll post it later), so competition is pretty intense. I’ve converted my GPA from my average percentage. I got 85. The highest in the state for the finals is 90 or 92. I don’t think my school submits GPA, just percentages. Maybe if admissions officers took it in context, I’d scrape through.
And SAT scores have nothing to do with my GPA/ranking. Two very different syllabi, and very different kinds of tests.</p>
<p>50% tuition or 50% of the cost of attendance? At selective private colleges (which are the most likely to give you financial aid) tuition is about $35,000 a year and the total cost of attendance runs above $50,000.</p>
<p>Your strong academic profile and your ability to fund a significant part of your education will give you a fair number of options. Do you have preferences for small or large universities? And what do you think you might major in? (Engineering or business, for example, would take some small colleges off the list.) And I guess you already know that the Ivies and other elite colleges have need-based aid for international students, so I assume you are looking for safeties right now?</p>
<p>If you like large universities, you could probably get an out-of-state tuition waiver from a public university. Then you would pay the cheaper in-state tuition rate. Not all states grant them but some do. Georgia is one of them and their in-state tuition is about $6,000 a year, varying by institution. Georgia State University has an excellent honors program, and the Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the best places in the country for applied sciences and engineering! You can find more universities with tuition waivers by googling ‘international’ and ‘out-of-state tuition waiver’.</p>
<p>If you prefer small colleges, you could look into a small private college with need-based aid. The top private colleges tend to give out mostly need-based aid, while merit aid is more common at less selective colleges. Of course there are exceptions. We will have more specific suggestions for you once you clarify what exactly you are looking for and what you can afford.</p>
<p>Hahaha, I love how this forum is getting the posts mixed up again…</p>
<p>It is not uncommon for schools overseas to grade stricter than American schools. (The valedictorian at my high school had the equivalent of a B+ average!) Your school’s grading system will not be held against you, but it should be addressed in your application, preferably in the counselor’s recommendation / school report.</p>
<p>Oh sorry Barium. Didn’t see your post.
I was hoping to not go into specifics, but I suppose it’s unavoidable.
I’m looking for a college in the top 30 or so. Prestige is of considerable importance. My dad would never pay for a college he’s never heard of. =(
50% is a rough average. We can afford about 80k total. Including loans and all.
I don’t have any preference about it being public or private. I’m used to the public school atmosphere, with large classes and all. Private would be a new experience.
The Georgia Tech out of state fee waiver thing is new to me. I’ll look into it.</p>
<p>Oh yea. I want to major in engineering. And if the school offers it, a double major with business. But that’s just a bonus.</p>
<p>What the heck is happening to my posts?!</p>
<p>To anyone reading this- please read the whole thread. The order’s messed up.</p>
<p>Since you have some pretty strict limitations, I think you should research every college’s website that your dad would be willing to pay for. That shouldn’t be too bad because you already narrowed it down from 2,000 to 30 or so! Most of the top 30 universities have some sort of financial aid for internationals. Now you only need to decide which ones you actually want to apply to. </p>
<p>If you are set on studying in the States, make sure you apply to at least one safety. You cannot rely on getting into any of the top 30 colleges with financial aid.</p>
<p>Do you know of any other colleges that have this out of state fee waiver thing? In the georgia tech website it says only internationals selected by some president thing are eligible for the fee waiver.</p>
<p>Also, what’s your opinion of rice?</p>
<p>The selected-by-the-president thingy just means that the president of the college has the final word about whether or not a student receives a tuition waiver. </p>
<p>I know that some universities in Florida, Washington, Idaho and Arkansas have tuition waivers. You can probably find more if you search a little bit.</p>
<p>In my opinion Reed is an excellent liberal arts college, but it does not offer engineering or business. I am not sure if you know of their 3-2 engineering program with Caltech, Columbia and RPI. ([Reed</a> College Admission Office](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/apply/academics/is_dd_div.html]Reed”>http://web.reed.edu/apply/academics/is_dd_div.html)) If you are planning to take advantage of those programs, be aware that you would not be eligible for financial aid at the partner colleges. (I know because my college has the same program and there was an international student at my college who was going to do the 3-2 engineering program until she found out that she would have to pay in full for the two years at Caltech or Columbia.)</p>
<p>Ah. Well I’m not much interested in liberal arts colleges. Just engineering and business. I’d asked about rice though. It has an engineering program, I’m sure of that. Are they aid-friendly?</p>
<p>You have probably seen my latest two posts, but I would like to point out that they “disappeared” into the middle of the thread.</p>
<p>Yes, I did see your posts. But I’ve never heard of Reed… What’s your opinion of Rice?</p>
<p>Hahaha, sorry, I don’t know why I read Reed instead of Rice.</p>
<p>Rice has an excellent reputation, but I don’t know anything specific about it.</p>
<p>Hmm. Well I just found about Olin from another thread on CC. Competition seems real tough. But free tuition… Just imagine.</p>