<p>rew2402: If I don’t get into a college, I will take a gap year but also attempt CLAT.</p>
<p>^We will see that in a year Ppaayas. Hope for the best. 
rew: Will PM you about that in a while.</p>
<p>Yea lol. I am just going to work and let things pan out themselves.
Btw, this makes me want to tell you all that a US college is not the only thing in life. It is good to try, wonderful to get in and okay not to. Do not be disheartened. I do not intend to sound pessimistic, but it is one thing we should all KNOW!</p>
<p>My profile:
Aspirant for MS in Petroleum
UG : Petroleum Engg.
GPA: 3.2/4
GRE : 308/340, Quant : 156 Verbal : 152 Analytical : 3.5
Applied Uni : USC , Uni of Houston
8 months of work ex in Oil tools manufacturing company.</p>
<p>Please tell my chances in both of them n which 1 is better + i applied way back in feb/march and ve nt got any reply from both of them. can some1 tell me an approx time frame wen they could give a decision.? Please help me out.</p>
<p>Mrinal, your PM takes ages to come. Lol.</p>
<p>Paayas, yes, you maybe right.
But it’s like you are an incompetent person standing amongst the most qualified when one comes to CC.
Being on CC for months, I know all this superior-inferior Complex one feels, but it’s terrible and damn discouraging. even If you don’t want it to get on your nerves, it does, I gets under your skin :/</p>
<p>Me, I will get into my dream school. Keep the hopes up guys. Don’t be such a pessimist. ;)</p>
<p>rew: You are right, but be rest assured, you will get the PM today. :p</p>
<p>I was not being pessimistic.
I will get into my dream school as well!
<em>Dances</em></p>
<p>Need some advice regarding application essays from someone who’s experienced. It’s something very personal which I do not intend to disclose so I want it through PM. :)</p>
<p>I would say that the prices that I listed on my previous post have been inflated by $10-20 but I believe to test outside of the U.S. (even Canada) would make my estimates twice as much. And ye, everything I’m saying is in dollars and not in your respective currency.
This is why if you don’t have the money, you can either apply to need blind schools or wait until later on in your educational life.</p>
<p>Faisal - Petroleum engineering is best in Texas schools (UT, Texas A&M top the list but University of Houston gives you access to oil companies in Houston).</p>
<p>to all 17’ers- I have some advise for you guys.First of all if you try only IVY’s chances of getting scholarship/financial aid is very less.There are a lot of good colleges that give decent scholarships to International students.So research the colleges ,their fees,scholarship,FA etc before you even apply.Also you may consider at least 5 % increase in fee for next year from current year’s fees.No doubt American education offers something better than Indian Universities one has to weigh in the cost vs benefit.Apart from the fees you need to add expenses like travel to India and other personal expenses there
But don’t worry there are loan options available in India itself.If you cant afford > 45 K $ per annum which is the average fees in most decent colleges look for some good private colleges that offer scholarship.My Daughter is being given $29,500 per annum scholarship.</p>
<p>Hey guys.
Which are the unis which are need-based full-need colleges (like middlebury, vassar and Williams)??
Which other unis/ LAC are the need-based full-need are there for internationals?!</p>
<p>Off of Wikipedia - </p>
<p>Barnard College (need-aware for transfer students)
Beloit College
Boston College
Bowdoin College (need-aware for transfer students)
Brandeis University(need-aware for transfer students)
Brown University (need-aware for international and transfer students)
California Institute of Technology
Claremont McKenna College
College of the Holy Cross
Columbia University (does not meet full-need for transfer students)
Cooper Union
Cornell University
Davidson College
Deep Springs College
Duke University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Grinnell College
Hamilton College
Harvard College
Haverford College
Harvey Mudd College
Johns Hopkins University
Knox College
Lawrence University
Middlebury College
Northwestern University
Olin College
Pomona College
Rice University
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
University of Chicago
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Wake Forest University
Wellesley College
Williams College</p>
<p>I was also wondering, is it a good idea to look into some LACs for a degree in BS? I want to pursue physics, so I was wondering if I should consider LACs.</p>
<p>Thank you so much anvesh95 :)</p>
<p>^This list is for domestic applicants, like you :p</p>
<p>[ul]There are only 6 need blind colleges for internationals.
[<em>]Amherst College
[</em>]Harvard
[<em>]MIT
[</em>]Princeton
[<em>]Dartmouth
[</em>]Yale
[li]Cornell( admission is need blind but doesnot guarentee to meet full needs of the applicant) [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>You can find more information and complete list here</p>
<p>@Mrinal2207: It is a list of need-BASED colleges.</p>
<p>:eek: need based, what is that??</p>
<p>Like your need for money affects your decision.</p>
<p>Mrinal, need aware colleges.</p>
<p>Need aware, oK 
Thanks idream. :)</p>