Should I try my luck for NYU? but it is too expensive right? anyone who studied there before. What was it like?

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12th grade

Ielts 7

no sat(booked nov sat)

gpa 4

from Mongolia

applying ed depending on just pure luck

any recommendations(universities)

decided on Northwestern :css profile, teacher recs are ready, already sent my ielts score and css profile to northwestern but is in hesitation at the last moment (almost done with ps and supps)

every year, NYU accepts 5 students from Mongolia and ratio between the population and accepted ones, chances are pretty higher than other countries

PS: if accepted to top uni, could pay the full tuition (my parents said )

help. any school in mind

ED is just around the corner and I am lost

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and how should I even search for the right universities(research depth, student body, location, job opportunity after college which is 0% for international students like me, asking chat got is the right method? scrolled through ton of university sites but still don’t know how to find the right one) I never felt this dumb before, anyone looks so prepared and planned for all of these(uni application process)

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cs major

EC

founded 2 clubs hiking club and table tennis one outside of my school which doesn’t have any sports club or doesn’t encourage it

3 months internship at tech company

250+ volunteer hours over the past 3 years(taught kids basic coding lessons before also)

worked at my parents’ shop during 9th and 10th grade summers

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Full cost at these schools includes tuition, room, and board (meals.) NYU and Northwestern are around $100,000 in US dollars. On top of that you will have travel costs, incidentals, health insurance, easily another $10K per year. New York city is especially expensive to live in as well, so Northwestern might be a better choice. So, if you have your app ready to go for NU, I would stick with that.

You can run each school’s NPC to see what a cost estimate is, but often, NPCs aren’t accurate for internationals (look on each school’s website for details.) Work with your parents to make sure the NPC inputs are accurate and complete, and in US dollars.

Northwestern NPC: Net Price Calculator

NYU NPC: Net Price Calculator

This is the correct assumption.

Do you have affordable college options elsewhere? EU, UK, Australia, etc? Has your HS sent students to the US to highly selective schools like NYU or NU?

Are you interested in any of the other NYU locations?

@MYOS1634

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Do they know that this could easily be $100,000 a year at NYU…or Northwestern (when you add in mandatory health insurance, travel, etc)?

I’m not sure living where Northwestern is located will be a lot less costly than living in NYC. A little less, but it’s not like there will be a huge reduction in costs. The greater Chicago area has gotten pricey as well.

Please do a chance me/match me thread which will give much more comolete information. For all we know, you are or aren’t a competitive international applicant at either of these colleges.

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People here on this web site can give you some ideas and suggest some specific universities for you to consider.

If you attend university in the US, then you should assume that you will need to return to your home country after graduation. This leads to the question…

…Are there jobs in Mongolia for someone with a degree in computer science from a university in the US?

Another issue is that there are a lot of universities that are very good for computer science, and in some cases these are not necessarily the same as the universities that are the highest ranked overall.

There is some overlap. Stanford for example is one of the highest ranked universities overall, and is also one of the highest ranked universities for computer science (and for mathematics, which is a talent and interest that often co-exists with CS in the same student). Stanford also has very good need based financial aid for students who qualify. However, it does consider need when deciding whether to accept any particular international student, and you would need to be very close to the top high school student in your country to have a realistic chance to get accepted as an international student at Stanford.

However, the University of Massachusetts in Amherst is also very good for CS, as is Rutgers and quite a few other universities. These would be easier to get accepted to compared to NYU, Northwestern, or Stanford.

And you do not need to apply ED in order to get accepted to very good universities in the US. I am not a fan of ED unless both of the following are true: (1) a university is your clear top choice; (2) you know for sure that you can afford to attend if you are accepted. If either of these are not true, then you can apply either EA or RD to multiple schools and just wait and see what sort of offers you get. It does not seem to me that you have a clear top choice at this point.

There are also some universities in Canada that are very good for computer science. Waterloo may be the best known for CS, but Toronto, UBC, Alberta, and McGill are also very good (and coming from Mongolia you might even be ready for Alberta winters!). Simon Fraser University (in British Columbia) is also quite good for CS, as are U.Victoria and U.Calgary. Admissions at these schools is more likely. Financial aid is unlikely at schools in Canada, but the cost of attendance is typically lower compared to the near US$100,000 cost of some universities in the USA. Being able to stay in Canada after graduation from university in Canada is unclear, but is probably more likely compared to being able to stay in the US after graduating from a school in the US.

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We need to know your current statistics which includes: grade point average, SAT scores, and coursework, as well as a realistic budget.

You can go on any of the universities’ websites, and the colleges will present their admissions requirements for freshman undergraduates.

No two universities are alike. The US has ~4000 schools in every state. There are universities in every climate, location, price range, and size.

Public universities are typically funded by their state taxpayers. They prioritize their seats for student residents of that state.

Private universities use the fees that are charged to everyone, to fund their schools. Everyone pays the exact same amount and it doesn’t matter if you’re a resident of the state where they are located.

These are typical requirements expected by the universities:

  • English: Complete a minimum of four years of high school English.

  • Mathematics: Take at least three years of math, such as Algebra II, Geometry, and Pre-calculus.

  • Science: Complete at least three years of laboratory science, including one year each of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

  • Social Studies: Take at least two years of social studies, including World History and U.S. History.

  • Foreign Language: Complete at least two to four years of a foreign language.

  • Other: Some schools may also require specific courses in the arts or a year of visual or performing arts, depending on state graduation requirements.

Use the “match me” template, provided by this website, to fill in what you’ve completed at your high school.

The computer science major is impacted at some universities which means that they don’t have enough seats for all the people who want to take CS. So it will be competitive.

Getting a job, in the US, after you graduate, will be extremely difficult. The universities will educate you for four years. Once you graduate, your student visa will expire and you’re expected to return to your country.

There are no guarantees that you will find a job in the US, and right now, there’s a little bit of a glut. CS majors are having a difficult time finding jobs. So please be aware that if you choose to go to an expensive university, there are no guarantees about your future income or jobs.

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Budget: $72k

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Just highlighting that this is what is expected of students who school in the US, and what is expected of internationals varies according to where they are from (there are a number of school systems where it is simply not possible to meet the breadth requirements for US high school graduates).

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Thank you for explaining and expanding the requirements! I should have included that caveat :face_holding_back_tears:.
Every school system varies in its educational opportunities and requirements. The admissions committees have readers who are familiar with some of those systems.

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Per year?

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Yes..

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NYU is approaching $100,000 a year all in for costs. And NYC is a very very expensive place to live.

Can your family afford these costs?

College of Arts and Sciences NOW at NYU is:

Total Cost of Attendance : $96,988

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