Different choices for college

collegemom3717
Tue, 11 May 2021 13:00:54 +0000

chloebrun:

working to save money for college costs

If you are not from a family prepared to write a check for the full amount of everything, NYU is probably not for you: it is very expensive (~€65K/year) and you are unlikely to get financial aid. And: the psychology program is fine- but nothing special.

You will be evaluated as an international student, not a US student, so the expectations about volunteering are different. Moreover a “Mention Bien” is not as terrible as you seem to think: on the boundary between B+ and A-. If you want to look at US colleges look for places where a 3.75 is in the top half of accepted students.

But money will be your challenge: US colleges are famously expensive. A Mention Très Bien would help, but money for international students is scarce.