<p>Hi ! 
My ambition is to be a diplomat. However, before I enter Diplomat School (which i still have yet to decide, suggestions?) I want to obtain a major in a foreign language (Russian, Spanish or French), a Bachelor of Fine Arts (for Dance from the University of North Carolina) and a degree in Political Science.<br>
I really need to know about how one obtains a scholarship (what achievements, extracurriculars, interviews I need to take) and what exactly a scholarship covers (student visa, boarding, about full scholarships and the other ones)
I researched about the Bachelor of Fine arts at UNC and it takes approximately 3-4 years at which time i hope to take up (together) a major in a foreign language and perhaps political science (or later.) Is this possible or will i have to complete one degree at a time ( I dont want to waste too much of time. ) Will my scholarship cover all three degrees or is it based on how many years i study at the University?</p>
<p>Are you an international?</p>
<p>UNC-CH</p>
<p>International students (those who do not hold US citizenship or permanent resident status) should understand, however, that they are not eligible to receive financial aid and should be prepared to pay the full cost of attendance for non-resident students.</p>
<p>All international students (students that will require I-20 documentation to receive an F-1 visa) must submit the 2010-2011 Financial Certificate and bank statement verifying that sufficient funds are available to cover the full cost of four years at Carolina. The total cost for one academic year (mid August through early May) is approximately US$40,710. These costs are subject to increase. </p>
<p>We are able to consider international students for a very limited number of merit scholarships. There is no separate application for these scholarships; we will consider your admissions application for any available merit scholarships.</p>
<p>So…it looks like there’s a possibility of consideration for a very limited number of scholarships. I don’t know how much these “very limited scholarships” are for. Anyone know?</p>
<p>What are your stats? </p>
<p>Are you a junior or senior?</p>
<p>It might be tough to balance three majors at once (is that you mean?) I looked at North Carolina’s web page, and there isn’t significant overlap among them. One thing you have to understand is that Chapel Hill doesn’t (to my knowledge) allow you to do a triple-major, and even if they did it would probably take more than 4 years unless you were really talented at scheduling. You can have one major and two minors, or two majors and one minor, but not three degrees – especially in three disparate schools like Political Science, foreign language, and dance.</p>
<p>I suspect the OP may be a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>If he/she has truly “researched about the Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNC” (as claimed), he would know that it takes no less than 4 years to obtain the degree and that there is very little room in the curriculum to obtain even a minor in a foreign language or political science, much less two other majors concurrently.</p>
<p>Worried mom:
Hii 
I’m still a junior in Form 3 ( thats like grade 9 I guess.) Anyways I dont understand what you mean by that because most of the students in my school have got full scholarships to even Yale, and 90% to George washington. What I’m asking is what does this cover.
The comment about some ‘OP ■■■■■’ if you were referring to me no I’m not a ■■■■■. I’m a girl in Grade 9 just trying to get my priorities straight so I know what I’m getting myself into. About me not researching about UNC well thats why I came onto this forum for people to help me understand about UNC. All I know about the degree is that it takes 4 years and I downloaded a PDF to see what it covers and what qualifications a student applying for it ought to have. But thank you very much for telling me that I can only cover one degree at a time, thats something i didnt know before so I have to start planning again. Thanks :)</p>
<p>Anyways I dont understand what you mean by that because most of the students in my school have got full scholarships to even Yale</p>
<p>The ivies, like Yale, do not give merit scholarships, they give financial aid. That is based on financial need, not based on their grades. Your friends who went to Yale were given full coverage of financial aid…not merit scholarships. Their parents had to demonstrate that they are lowish income and have little assets.</p>
<p>As for what financial aid covers…it can depend on the school. But I don’t think any cover the cost of getting your student visa (if there is a cost, I don’t know if there is a cost for that).</p>
<p>The problem is that you have to already demonstrate that you have financial resources to cover the costs of your education before you get a visa. For your friends, you mentioned that they got a full scholarship from Yale. In their cases, however, they were applying to Ivy League schools which have huge endowments and are able to meet the needs of even international students at their whim. You aretalking about UNC, which is also a good school but is government-backed and so has fewer resources to offer to meet the full needs of international students. Your main recourse here is to see how much money you can get from UNC (if an y), then try to see if you can obtain outside financing (either private scholarships obtained from listings on sites like Fastweb, personal funds, or loans) and demonstrate this in order to get a visa.</p>
<p>I recommend that you look at [this</a> website](<a href=“http://www.foreignborn.com/study_in_us/8-paying4school.htm]this”>http://www.foreignborn.com/study_in_us/8-paying4school.htm). If you scroll down, you can even find a few links to wbesites that service scholarships specifically for international students. Unless your family is fairly wealthy, it will be difficult to afford a school like that without significant aid, and I would recommend you seriously look at schools that claimed to meet full need for international students such as MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Amherst.</p>
<p>If you’ll be needing full financial aid to cover all your costs, UNC-CH will not work. It doesn’t give int’ls financial aid. </p>
<p>You would need to get accepted to one of the few schools that give full aid to int’ls.</p>
<p>However, if your parents can contribute a good amount for your education, then you can apply to some schools that might give you some scholarship money or small amounts of financial aid.</p>
<p>It is very hard for int’ls to get large amounts of financial aid.</p>
<p>spatrick, I’m sorry for suggesting that you might be a ■■■■■, but we “old-timers” are often suspicious when a first-time poster gives what seems to be inconsistent info. That you are an international student accounts for your unfamiliarity with the U.S. college admissions/selection process. In order to get the most relevant information from posters here on CC, you should make your international status when you post, since that makes you ineligible for most financial aid programs – unless you are a U.S. citizen living abroad.</p>
<p>Since the school you are attending now seems to have a great track record of students receiving financial aid, I suggest you talk to your guidance counselor/advisor/headmaster (whatever faculty or staff member handles college applications) about your desire to study in the U.S. and your intended subjects. You are very smart to be starting your college search now, even though you are only in 9th grade, as that gives you plenty of time to gather data and research your options.</p>
<p>Remember that American colleges and universities are much more expensive than their European equivalents, and as mom2ck mentioned, very few of them give significant aid to international students. The school you specifically mentioned, UNC (and I assume you were looking at UNC-Greensboro since UNC-Chapel Hill does not offer a dance BFA program), is a public university and I don’t know of any public universities that provide much aid to internationals, since they are even stingy about offering aid to out-of-state (OOS) American students. You should concentrate on private schools. The well-endowed ones, like the Ivies, are the most generous with financial aid – but they are also the most selective in admissions.</p>
<p>Good luck, and welcome to CC!</p>
<p>Worried_mom,Momtocollegekids and Gardna thank you very very much for your help. I was really hoping to get into UNC but as you’ll suggested I think I’ll look into an Ivy league college. This has really helped me get started out in the right direction. :)</p>
<p>There are 2 comprehensive scholarship programs at UNC CH. One is the Morehead-Cain and the other is the Robertson. Both very difficult to obtain with a long application and interview process.<br>
[The</a> Morehead-Cain Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www.moreheadcain.org/]The”>http://www.moreheadcain.org/)
[Robertson</a> Scholars: Homepage](<a href=“http://www.robertsonscholars.org/]Robertson”>http://www.robertsonscholars.org/)</p>