I mean honestly I know youāre from finance because I think I saw your AMA; I am either gonna go to a top college or Iām gonna go to one thats dirt cheap after aid.
Whilst I want to go into finance, I have built a network that I will use to my advantage anyways; but I donāt want to limit my ability to venture out into the startup world by taking on debt. Does that make sense?
No Iām actually serious, I am actually top 10 to 25 in India; itās not very tough for me because I have been playing for 3 years and the their isnāt as big of a competitive landscape in India.
Iām in no way exxagerating on any activity here, I actually used to do a lot of this stuff in parallel; I would compete on my laptop while writing investment posts on my phone and researching on my phone at the same time; and honestly out of 168 hours of the week; Iād say 80 go towards all of these activities.
And actually would you mind sharing some of the schools that you described, thanks.
If you have an idea for a start up you donāt need to major in finance. Major in engineering, major in supply chain; major in statistics.
Not sure what exactly you want out of your education. Avoiding debt is likely the right call, but then what?
Well thatās good for your school, but how did they pay?
I know that it Berkeley you will be paying $75,000 a year.
Public universities are funded by their state taxpayers. Thereās no extra money to fund non-residents.
The scholarships are chump change and are competitive. They usually run between $2000 and $5000 per year. Itās a public school that has to ask the State for money.
So how many of those acceptances were all able to go?
Not taking on debt (or taking on as little as possible) definitely makes sense. However, the main challenge youāll face is obtaining an employment visa. If you plan to create a startup and have that entity hire you as an employee, the startup will need to pay you a competitive market wage for you to qualify for a work visa. Unlike a US citizen/PR who can work without pay at their startup while living in their parentsā basement and eating ramen, you (as a foreign worker) will not have that option.
Well it was different for everyone (since my school is one of the best in our city it attracts everyone from middle class to upper class families);
1 person got into Columbia, NYU (50%) and 2 more but ended up attending school in the UK because that was cheaper.
1 person got into Drexel with like a COA less than $30K; however his profile wasnāt all that good imo. Another one at Drexel
Another one got into UCB, some smaller unis in the northeast but ended up attending the UK as well.
1 got into UTD; heās an academic excellence scholar so heās paying in-state.
1 got into UCLA, and some other privates but ended up attending UCLA (her parents are definitely well off).
1 is at UCB for Math, 1 at UTA for biz, both are loaded as well.
This was like the largest batch applying abroad, now itāll be mine (Class of 26) thatāll probably exceed this amount. Other than this I think the most notable ones were-
Iāll be doubling with Finance/econ with CS; or some STEM subject instead of CS. That way I get both benefits of the STEM OPT, still get good credentials to go straight to wall street and the STEM degree also just teaches more in terms of applying it to making new products.
All Iāve really thought about is- Own Company > Wall Street/ Other Career.
110% scholarship??
Yeah, I donāt know exactly how but he was being paid a stipend every year. Maybe a grant or external scholarship who knows.
They have a King scholar program that pays full ride plus traveling and some other costs (like computers) for students from developing countries who will be studying something to help alleviate poverty in their home countries, so that may be it? I imagine it is extremely competitive.
Why would it be ācompetitiveā? Someone else can verify, but my educated guess is that this is something available to all accepted students from developing countries who are accepted to Dartmouth. Not a pick and choose thing.
@MYOS1634 or @Mwfan1921 do you know?
All international students are eligible, but itās a selective scholarship aimed at a particular type of student. A lot of international students (not saying this is OP) come to the US with the intent of finding a job here and staying. This is not for them.
ā The Dartmouth Admissions Office selects students for this special honor who embody the vision of the program, including a commitment to alleviating poverty, a record of academic excellence, and a passion for global issues.
ā¦. Upon graduation, King Scholars are expected to return to their home countries to work on poverty issuesā
I donāt know, but it looks like a great program.
AFAIK all Dartmouth international students who receive FA also receive money for travel.
And IIRC, there is also money available for things like winter clothing that some of these students might not own.
Other colleges may also provide this type of winter clothing finding as well as Dartmouth. I know that Brown does.
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