<p>I need some help finding good schools that offer ChemEng and have financial aid for international students. I have already applied to schools that i can afford and like which are virginia tech, nc state, rutgers, minnesota, and arizona state but i also want to apply to universities which may cost a little bit more but will give me financial aid, so i will end up paying the same. I have researched but i cant find any others apart from MIT, Harvard,etc which are impossible for me to get in. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I have 1810 on my sat but just took it today again and will probably get around 1950-2050 and most probably over 700 in math. I take the IB (international baccalaurate) and my predicted scores are around 33 with HL chemistry, economics and history and standard level maths, english and spanish</p>
<p>Gpa is not calculated in my country but my grades are not very good, especially for 9 and 10th grade, for 11 and 12 they are better. But then again, i take IB which is very respected around the world. My average for 11 and 12th grade is 5.7 out of 7, for 9 and 10 its around 4.7 out of 7</p>
<p>Any suggestions? </p>
<p>thanks</p>
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<p>Your mistake is thinking that schools will give you the amount of aid according to how much your family is willing to pay. If your family can pay for Rutgers (and others) OOS costs, then a more expensive school may determine that your family can pay their costs as well. Schools, not families, decide how much the families should pay.</p>
<p>Your scores don’t appear to be high enough for the elite scholarships, so try the liberal arts colleges in the middle of the country. There are no guarantees that you will receive any funding.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I’m not sure many LACs in the middle of the country have ChemE.</p>
<p>The problem that this student faces is that his stats aren’t high enough for the schools that give generous FA to int’ls. </p>
<p>His family can already pay about $40k per year anyway, so even if he were to get into one of those generous FA schools, his family’s financial situation may be too strong to qualify for any aid anyway.</p>
<p>If his stats were stronger, then he might qualify for some merit scholarships (at schools that give to int’ls) that when paired with the family’s contribution would allow for more expensive schools, but right now, his stats aren’t likely high enough.</p>
<p>I think the problem is that there are a gazillion int’ls who could apply with his stats, therefore not many US schools need to be generous to attract them.</p>