(my intended major is in a reply I sent above)
I don’t know how much exactly is my annual budget, but I’m guessing the limits are around $25k~35k. My parents told me that they wanted to save money to get me other necessities (like a house).
@“aunt bea”
I knew that some of the schools were expensive, but my father didn’t really tell me anything about the difficulty of paying those prices. I had a fee waiver for nearly all my applications to the universities, and he told me to apply to them just in case I had a chance financially, and academically.
For each and every university, me and my dad checked the net price calculator and listed every important detail about the universities in some excel files to track them.
SAT General: 1350
SAT Subject, Math level 2: 800
SAT Subject, Physics: 800
GPA: Roughly 90/100 (100-point system)
My entire curriculum is taught using the A-Level syllabus, and there are no other lower-level or higher-level classes.
@sensation723 @Groundwork2022 @BelknapPoint
My parents became parents (I was born) when my father was a student in the U.S. (F1 visa, if I’m not mistaken). My mother was a dependent (F2 visa?).
After a while, they had to return back to Indonesia.
And, no, they aren’t overseas for any military things, nor are they even affiliated with the U.S. Military.
ROTC means you will be in the military. You can’t pick and choose what that will mean. You will need to be prepared to deployed just like everyone else in the military.
If you don’t want to be in the military, do NOT do ROTC.
Although OP clears one big hurdle of getting accepted for ROTC (U.S. citizenship), the fact that OP has lived overseas for 12+ years and the parents are not U.S. citizens makes it very unlikely that an ROTC scholarship is in the cards (security clearance issues). Anyway, it sounds like OP has not even started an application process, so my guess is it’s very late, maybe too late, to get started.
True @BelknapPoint . This is from Penn State but the timelines should be similar across the board. https://army.psu.edu/files/2016/12/JNT-SASD-Handout-DEC16-25dbki9.pdf
Applications had to be initiated by 10 January (for Army, earlier for the other services).
For aerospace, U of Alabama Huntsville should be on your list.
With your stats, you would receive a 45% merit discount on tuition, which would reduce the OOS cost of attendance from around 34K to around 24K. https://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/freshmen/freshmen-non-al-merit-tuition-scholarships (You can also get more scholarship $ by retaking the SAT/ACT before May 1st)
UAH is particularly known for aerospace; Huntsville is a hub of the aerospace industry, with many opportunities for UAH students. https://www.ozy.com/acumen/the-new-age-of-aerospace-is-in-huntsville-alabama/83661/
Admissions are rolling; you can still apply.
I do agree that you would probably know by now if an ROTC scholarship were going to happen.
University of New Mexico has Nuclear Engineering as well as other engineering disciplines and their Amigo scholarship is worth $16,600 (freshman non-resident dropdown http://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/index.html) off oos CoA
The amigo put our estimated net price under $20k in 2018.
You might want to run their net price calculator and get an application in there soon. Net price calculator https://financialaid.unm.edu/coa/coa.html
Can you formally complete your secondary school education and get the equivalent of a US high school diploma from your school without taking the A levels? If not, you do need to take them. You need to have completed your formal secondary education in order to access federal student aid that you will qualify for as a US citizen when you file the FAFSA. Also, many colleges and universities do award some credit or placement into higher level classes depending on results of A levels.
RE: post #28
The OP would need to hurry because to qualify for the UNM Amigo Scholarship, you must be admitted before February 1.
Amigo Scholarship requires either 23 ACT (1130 SAT) and 3.5 Cumulative GPA; or 26 ACT (1230 SAT*) and 3.0 Cumulative GPA
I agree that you should take advantage of the schools listed by the previous posters because your time is running out for those schools. You do understand that most of them are not in Texas, California and Ohio? The NPC’s are generally accurate, but I guess your parents didn’t realize that you were at OOS prices for your targets.
I’m confused about your need for financial aid.
So, you had a fee waiver, but your father says he can pay OOS tuitions? This doesn’t make sense.
I think your parents misunderstand financial aid. Financial aid will come either in Merit or is Need-based.
Need-based aid is based on your parents income. It’s not picking and choosing what the schools will pay. The schools decide what they will and won’t fund. You can’t ask for a certain amount of money to decrease the burden on your parents. The schools don’t work that way.
Merit aid is based on your academics.
Have you filed your FAFSA yet?
Priority deadlines for financial aid are coming up quickly. tOSU’s is February 1. You need to submit even if you have not yet received a decision from them.
Do you know what your FAFSA EFC is?
Why did you apply to Ohio State? If it is because you have family/friends or other support in the central Ohio area you might consider Otterbein Univesity. https://www.otterbein.edu/engineering/ It is a small newer department, but Otterbein students are well thought of and they offer decent financial aid. They are in Westerville (a separate municipality from Columbus, but still connected via local bus routes). https://www.otterbein.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-estimator/
The Dakota publics may be in range even for OOS.
Yes, I am able to get my US-equivalent high school diploma without taking A-levels. I have already discussed that with all the teachers and counselors in my school.
@“aunt bea”
The application sites and stuff sees fit that I receive an application fee waiver, and that’s quite true. But my father is still able to pay for my education through some sacrifices (preferably he shouldn’t do that…)
Yes I have already applied for the FAFSA. I read that my FAFSA EFC is 0. My FAFSA application has already been processed and have been sent to the respective universities. I have also applied for scholarships using some kind of general application for aid/scholarships in OSU.
Where is the money to do this? If your parent has any assets, they should have been reported on your FAFSA form. If your parents can pay for a U.S. college education, how would their EFC be $0? Unless their income is so low that you qualify for auto $0 EFC.
Just remember…at any schools using the Profile (Do you have any?), ALL of your assets will be required to be listed.
Did you meet the Early Action deadline (Nov. 1) for Ohio State? If so, you should have received a decision (accepted, deferred, or denied) by the end of January. If you were deferred to Regular decision (or you didn’t meet the early action deadline) you’ll have a decision by the end of March.
Glad to hear you submitted your scholarship applications, too. Financial aid information does not come with their admission decision. Your full financial aid package should be posted to your portal by the end of March and you will be notified when it’s ready.
Good luck!