guys
i will apply to indian universities too . can you plz tell ke what should i do to get full aid in america ( like increase my sat score or subject test score or any ECs or something like that )
Increase your SAT score. I think k I mentioned that to get a full ride at UA you need a 1600.
1500+ = Mc Dermott.
6k should be enough for Germany (you have one year to learn German and then 3 years to the BS).
Look into AALTO in Finland.
https://www.study.eu
You can do a search by major as well as language.
@MYOS1634
plz tell me what is HBCUs?
and what OP stands for ?
sir ,
i really wanted to study in america . please tell me how can i increase my chances of getting full financial aid ( like sat or sat subject or ECs or anything else that can work ). i will take loan of arround 40000 dollars on my land that i have in india or i will take education loan ( to get out of living expenses ) . please tell me how can i be strong applicant for financial aid . please tell me which universities really goona give me financial aid . i read an article yesterday about scholarships for students based on their sat scores and other things , can you please tell me any college or university , if you know any .
thank you so much for all your help .
you all helped me alot . please tell me answers of queries i mentioned above .
Use your favorite search engine to look up the meaning of all of these as well as the specific scholarships that have already been listed.
Op=original poster = you
You need to retake the SAT or take the ACT and increase your score.
You need to find out what YOUR GPA would translate to on a 4.0 scale here in the U.S. The higher your score, the better.
Getting FULL aid in the United States is a challenge for even the best and brightest U.S. citizens. Again I tell you…it’s even HARDER for international students to get these kids of awards. Some colleges here don’t give any aid to international students at all. Some give very limited aid. Many are need aware for admissions…and this has the potential to affect your admission chances because you are very high need.
I don’t think you will be able to work 20 hours a week as a college freshman. You will need time to study, improve your English skills. Plus your visa could restrict any work you are able to do in terms of hours.
And lastly…you will be expected to complete a certificate of finances which states clearly that you have the money to fully fund at least a full year of college. You will need this to get your visa to study here. Some colleges require more than that. This can include awarded financial aid from the college…but you need to show that you have the balance at the ready to pay the remainder of ALL of the college costs.
@thumper1
i have 2.8 gpa on scale.
i googled it.
can you tell me how to convert percentage to gpa
“can you plz tell ke what should i do to get full aid in america ( like increase my sat score or subject test score or any ECs or something like that”
Can you cure cancer? Short of that, you take your chances.
I think the point here is that, even if you get “full aid”, there are some expenses that scholarships just won’t cover (ever, for anyone, no matter how perfect your grades or test scores are), like four years of health insurance, travel to/from home, visas and passports, places to live if your dorm shuts down for the holidays (some do), money to carry you over when the school is on break and your campus job closes down for a couple of weeks over Christmas (most do), money for coffee or ice cream with friends, monthly cell phone costs, fees to join extracurricular clubs and activities, bedding for your dorm room, a laptop computer (and cost of repairs when it breaks).
There is nothing to stop you from trying - you should try. But you need to be realistic about the true costs and what a bank in India will actually lend you (after the financial meltdown a few years ago, most banks in America won’t even lend someone 4x their family’s annual income). The worst that happens is that you find you have to withdraw and go home because the bills catch up with you (happens all the time, even to Americans).
That’s why they say getting in to college is the easy part.
Edited to add: Just want to make sure you realize that all those merit scholarships are usually dependent on maintaining a 3.0 GPA.
As noted by others…your 76 GPA in India is not comparable to a %age here in the U.S.
@CValle do you know?
@thumper, please read post 18
OP- have you done your due diligence to research the existing threads on this forum that address your question? Many have asked, and many have answered, very similar questions.
YOU need to also read post 18 again…your 76 GPA in India just might not be a 2.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Read what @sybbie719 wrote. Then get some kind of confirmation of what your GPA would really translate to.
But even with that…you need a FULL ride…not just full tuition.
And also read post 14! Again.
You can take a loan out for $40K against your land? Maybe you could use that to pay for some of the on line college programs? I personally don’t know much about them but it’s something you might want to look into.
I saw this as a way to convert Indian GPA to American GPA: US GPA = (INDIAN GPA out of scale of 10 + 2) / 3
So 76% would be: 76% = INDIAN GPA 7.6 ; US GPA = 9.6/3=3.2
OP - Even if you had perfect test scores and grades, there still would be a challenge getting full financial aid in the states. That is just the truth and no matter how many times you ask the question, the facts aren’t going to change. In my opinion, you are best served spending your time looking for affordable options in other countries and closer to home.
so how much money should i plan. like what will be the cost of living there .
Room and board + books and incidentals is usually in the 10-16k range depending on what part of the state and what state you live in. Compare university of Central Arkansas, university of South Florida, Sonoma State, USouthern Mississippi, SUNY Stony Brook, montlair state.
@elodyCOH : the question has already been answered three times. A 76 in India is a strong GPA, a solid A GPA, a minimum of 3.7.
To reiterate the reality that others have said, there are many, MANY US students with perfect grades and near perfect SAT’s who can not get a “full ride” (ie all espenses paid) scholarship. Your chances of that happening, especially since you aren’t a US citizen, are probably about the same as winning a jackpot lottery. You would have to have already done something very significant (research-wise) in order to have a serious chance at a “full ride” scholarship, and even then the chances are small.
Of course, this isn’t what you want to hear.
Here is your best course of action, go to school in India, get highest grades/honors, do research in your field (published in a reputable journal), then after getting your Bachelor’s (BS/BA equivalent degree), apply to colleges in the US to work on your master’s (MS) or doctorates (PHD) With the PHD programs, you would be paid a stipend, making the financial cost of living here far more doable.
@MYOS1634 I just used the formula our Indian supplier gave us for helping understand Indian resumes. It came from a top Indian firm. If they are wrong, I apologize.
No need to apologise.
I assume that’s for college GPAs not HS (HS GPA’s in the US have known ‘some’ inflation with close to a majority getting As in their chosen classes when it’s not happened in other countries’ high schools).
It was mostly meant as a reminder for OP who seems to read one post out of three and keeps repeating “Google told me 2.8” when it’s clearly not the case.
It’s possible there’s a difference between the different states’ grading scales to top it off 