My opinion…no. Because those are future earnings that simply might not happen.
Are these Universities good enough for an International seeking low contribution? [3.78 GPA, rank 1]
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is this college worth taking my commonapp space?
Likely not. The consular officer will want to see a reliable source of funds covering all 4 years. Since campus and summer jobs are not guaranteed, they cannot be relied upon to bridge the gap in funding. In such situations, the law requires the Officer to deny the visa because a student who runs out of money might end up needing government assistance.
The government also needs assurance that the student won’t end up working illegally because they are out of money.
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Then I don’t think any college that is not meet full need is going to work, including the regionals, unless there is enough merit to get costs down to 12k. And that seems incredibly unlikely.
Yes. Unfortunately, international students have far fewer financial options.
Domestic students don’t face restrictions on when or where they can work, don’t need to have all the money up-front, have access to student loans, and can even take semesters off if their finances aren’t working out and they need time to earn money. International students don’t have these same options.
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Anymore final recommendations for schools that I should keep in mind?
Thank you so much for your all help.
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The abuse of student visas has been going on forever (just look at the controversy over Elon Musk- did he cheat or was it legit?). This isn’t the politics forum so I’ll shut up now. But other than making sure a student can actually afford to study here before issuing a visa, it is very hard to prevent people from disappearing into our huge country once they get here. Asking for proof of finances is really the only safeguard, no?
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Aside from finances, the consular officer also needs to be convinced that the student has sufficient ties to his home country and does not intend to remain in the US permanently.
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Your best options will be to find colleges where your stats are at the top of what the college usually receives and then check if they provide enough merit so that you can afford to attend.
The reason why your stats need to be at the top of what they usually receive is that universities here use merit to attract students who have a stronger academic profile than their typical applicant. Most colleges want to “boost” the average SAT and GPA of attending students so they use merit money to attract these students.
That’s why students with stats that are at or below the stats of the typical applicant for those schools won’t receive much or any merit. But since the US has so many colleges, an applicant who has typical stats for one college will have top stats for another and may very well qualify for merit at the second whereas they might not even get an acceptance at the first. This is all made much more complicated for international students, but it’s the general way things work here for most domestic students who are looking for merit money.
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No, those are flagships.
I could explain why some universities have State in their names and are or aren’t flagships but basically the state’s history explains what it means.
Type “each state’s flagship universities” in Google then DON’T apply to those.
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Slightly off topic but..only UCB is considered California’s flagship?? That surprises me.
The OP should exclude all UCs and probably all rhe cal states as wel, although it seems that cal state East bay has some merit for internationals.
UCB and UCLA.
Even in smaller states than CA, most states have 2 (often the original and the land-grant/Morrill one).
But anyway UCs, CSUSLs, and anything in California is off limits for OP since CA is incredibly expensive even by American standards let alone Indian standards. Furthermore, the few meet need universities in CA are inundated with applicants from India wanting to study CS there. So, no reason for them to give OP anything.
CA, OR, WA aren’t good targets for a high need Asian student and should be avoided/ aren’t worth an application, except for, perhaps, Whitman.
The short answer is “it depends but depending on a job OP doesn’t have yet, then no”. Compounded by the fact OP may find a job that pays $.50 or $1 an hour so ..
The long one is somewhere upthread.
oh my I messed my birthday for 20 colleges should I mail them all? I wrote dd/mm format instead of mm/dd format.
I misread the cal state east bay award. I thought it covered tuition but on a closer read it just provided a waiver of the out-of-state tuition cost down to in-state tuition so much too expensive for the OP.
@MYOS1634 It feels weird I have used only the coalition app and did not touch the commonapp. I think I should just save it to the better December score.
You get 20 spots.
Good plan.
Our California budget, for education, is very restricted and tight. I don’t see them offering a full ride to international students when in-California residents are competing for funds.
From the CSU website:
“In order to study in the United States as an international student, you must document that you have sufficient financial resources to complete your course of study. You must prove that you have enough funds to cover all the costs associated with your first year of full-time study. Each CSU campus determines the typical costs for international students. This budget includes registration fees, housing, books, other living expenses and miscellaneous costs.
As an international student you will need to have your financial institution provide a certification that you have at least the amount required available, or that funds are available from a reliable source. International students should not expect to work to cover the cost of their education in the United States.
Federal/state financial aid is not available for international students. Campus or private scholarships may be available for international students but are not sufficient to cover all expenses.”
This student does not have the funds to attend a US school, yet he continues to try to add new schools. Speeding through a bunch of applications, looking for one US school to provide a full ride, doesn’t bode well for the applications.
Needs to prioritize a Plan B. 500 posts later and we’re still on the same thing?
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Should I apply University of miami?
*shots