Help me find college

TTG
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:00:16 +0000

Congratulations on your success in high school! I think you’ve applied to some good schools.

The financial side of it is very important for international students. Many schools really look for internationals to be full pay, or at least they consider a student’s ability to pay in that they might, for example, give preference to a student who could pay $30,000 to one who could pay $10,000. So it is difficult.

The schools (like Harvard, etc.) who are wealthy and don’t really need students to pay also have the most competitive admission process. Some schools who claim to meet full financial need, though, are not so extremely competitive in admissions. I suggest you google “schools that meet full financial need.” Note that this may not apply to international students at a particular school. Two that come to mind are Beloit College in Wisconsin and Clark University in Massachusetts (which I don’t think quite meets 100% of need). Both are good schools. Beloit has rolling admissions, so they process your application and notify you relatively quickly–you don’t have to wait until a certain date.

I found Trinity College (in Connecticut), Skidmore (in NY), and Wellesley in MA listed as schools that provide good financial aid to international students. Wellesley is all female, so not sure if that works for you–beautiful campus though.

One final idea: University of Kansas. It would probably be too expensive, and I would not normally recommend it to you. You would be a strong candidate though. And it is in Lawrence, which I’ve heard is a vibrant college town/city with a high-tech sector. Your stats would be strong, so maybe you’d receive some good financial aid (see also my remarks below about Nepal).

You might also look at Canadian universities. They tend to cost less, although I don’t know much about financial aid.

Americans really like Nepal. So that might be of some advantage to you. Also, they like geographic diversity–students from many different states and countries. For example, I’m sure Beloit would love to have a Nepalese student if they could make it happen financially. You’d bring a unique perspective to the school.

Good luck!