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Are these Universities good enough for an International seeking low contribution? [3.78 GPA, rank 1]
I think the OP might have a good chance of admission at some of the southern public universities you mentioned, but will need about 10-12 k more than they will give him. ButâŠcan he work during the summers to make up that 10-12k? I know there are some restrictions on how much / where an international student can work but a domestic student could earn that much over a summer if they are working in a state with a high minimum wage .
I had already put in my RD, long time ago.
I just need one⊠I canât express how much I donât want to stay here.
But I can work only within the university and in most of the cases, the colleges include this in fin aid package.
Cart b4 the horse. Most donât negotiate. If you have Harvard and Yale and one COA is lower than the other - maybe.
Schools can find people to pay more than $12k. They can just ditch you for another.
Work on your apps - the questions are sidetracking you.
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Most of the other selective colleges that you are looking at will have the same type of stats. But see my other post about how it wonât be held against you if you donât have them because your high school doesnât offer them.
ButâŠand this is importantâŠalmost all of the students at the highly selective colleges in the US will have had a very rigorous high school curriculum and these will be your classmates and these will be the people you are âcompetingâ with for good grades in college. If your high school was not very rigorous, you may have difficulty keeping up with the pace and depth of the schoolwork required at these classes. You (everyone) should think about this when applying to colleges, as finding the right âfitâ with regard to academic rigor is important because college is usually much more academically challenging than high school and moves at a much quicker pace.
Your good SAT scores indicate that you have the ability to do well but think about academic rigor as well. (and your current SAT scores ARE very good, for every place but the tippy top colleges you are aiming for)
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I was thinking about summers.
They include a small amount from summer earnings. You should hopefully be able to earn significantly more either in India or somewhere in the US if it is allowed.
Also be aware that the colleges put that in their aid packages but most colleges do NOT provide the job and do NOT guarantee the job. Students still have to go find the jobs themselves, even the on campus ones.
This likely describes domestic applicants. AP and IB are common in the US. Of course they exist in other countries but most countries have state board and national exams.
âAdvanced international certificateâ is a generic term referring to state boards and national exams.
The term covers iGCSEs/Olevels + A Levels, CambridgepreU, Aice, and other British& style exams; French baccalaureate type exams; maturitĂ© suisse; MaturitĂ from various countries; all the Indian State Boards; WAec/WASCâŠ
They canât list all the specific, possible international curricula in their stats.
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Oh my god I have come to a big hit with coalition app, only few colleges I can apply because I do not qualify for its fee waiver its limited to nationals only unlike commonapp which I qualify due to getting a SAT fee waiver.
I am extremely confused on the EA and RA part. so basically no difference?
If a college offers EA, the general advice is to apply EA mostly because some public colleges fill up most of their acceptances from EA and that leaves very few spots available for RD.
Also make sure to apply by the earliest deadline needed for the schools that offer merit scholarships or honors college placement. These deadlines are often earlier than the RD deadline.
You need to apply by the Johnson scholarship deadline and have your score sent directly from CollegeBoard in December (or update them yourself). If you wait for your score to come out your application wonât be considered for the scholarship. Apply test optional and update with your test score.
If you canât take the November test, applications with November deadline wonât be able to use it but December and January apps will.
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If your guidance counselor checks that you qualify for fee waivers due to family income, they wonât honor that?
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OPâyour essays are going to be really important. Are you using the free essay feedback opportunity that college confidential offers?
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Here is the link for free essay feedback
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During the summer, F-1 students are permitted to work on campus for up to 40 hours per week.
Another option is to obtain an internship related to their field of study after receiving authorization for Curricular Practical Training (CPT). These opportunities typically offer significantly higher compensation, depending on the role and the employer. However, OP should keep in mind that heâll need to pay for travel and housing expenses (which can be pretty high depending on location), unless a local opportunity is available. Additionally, fewer companies have been willing to offer internships to international students. So overall, this second option is a long shot.
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As an international student, it is my opinion you will have difficulty ânegotiatingâ aid period. Actually, donât even call it negotiating. You will be asking for reconsideration of your need based award.
Most colleges view international students as a means to garner significant cost dollars. Unless there is some change between when you apply for and when you receive your financial aid award, I will guess this will be very challenging and something you should not expect to yield significantly more aid.
Okay, now I have understood there is no reason for me to apply EA to lower acceptance schools which do not have merit based scholarships/ at least not in that month deadline. I would better off for RA.
Some colleges have better EA chances but that might be also due to the fact that the students are top notch. So, RA for me is not a significant downgrade.
I have used all my chances for review.