International Student, Advice greatly Needed!!!

silverlady
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:36:48 +0000

Look at St. Louis University. They have 30 Presidential Scholarships that cover full tuition for 4 years. It is strictly merit based. 200 are nominated for the scholarship. You must come for an interview weekend, but I know of a young woman from Africa who just did the interviews over the phone and received one of the scholarships.

If money is an issue, do look at lower ranked schools. There are some wonderful schools out there who would love to have you as a student. Check out some of the Midwest State Universities. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Iowa State. You might have a great opportunity at those places with some merit money. The top schools are wonderful, but be realistic. So many International Students try for the ivies and other top schools because those are the ones that they have heard about. However, there are many schools where you could be happy, and receive money, if studying in the US is that important to you. Good Luck!