International Student, Advice greatly Needed!!!

Larry_Berger
Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:34:59 +0000

Hi,

My name is Larry and i am from New Zealand.I am looking to apply to some american universities for Fall 2007. I scored 2290 in the SAT and in the 700’s in some SAT II which were in physics and maths. My High school results will not transfer easily to a GPA because the system in New Zealand is quite complicated.

I understand that financial aid for intenational students is very hard to come by and i do not think that i am a top notch student so this puts me in a dilemma.

Should i apply to top notch colleges or more mediocre colleges that have high likelyhood of giving me financial aid. I dont really mind what college i go to in USA as long as it gives me financial aid (around 85%) and the college is better than average.

Please advise me on which colleges i should apply to considering my situation.

Any help much appreciated