International student college options

tk21769
Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:55:38 +0000

He can (1) try to improve his test scores, and (2) do his best in preparing all parts of the applications (including the essays). There’s not much he can do at this point to significantly improve his GPA/rank or ECs. He could pursue another leadership position next Fall (if he thinks the time commitment wouldn’t cause his grades to suffer).

NYU would be a reach. Many other colleges outside the US News top ~50 are more or less likely to accept him, but not necessarily with very generous financial aid. If cost is an issue, you might want to consider public colleges that have relatively low non-resident sticker prices. Examples:
Truman State ($20K-$25K)
the SUNY schools ($30K - $40Ks)
the California state university system (~$35K+)

http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php

If those sticker prices are too high, then he could try his luck with the “Colleges That Change Lives”
(https://ctcl.org/category/college-profiles/)
Most of those are small private colleges that accept B - B+ students and offer fairly good financial aid.