Great attitude. But take your shots.
Look at the Questbridge College Prep Scholars for this year of not too late. If selected, it would be wonderful for you.
I linked earlier.
And then you can try QB next year.
Thanks! I’ll definitely look into it!
Does your country participate in the international linguistics Olympiad? If so, you should check it out.
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i did try signing up for something similar but its not really my forte, computational linguistics is really more about logic and using more mathematical methods to understand language and i dont really swing that way, thanks for the suggestion!!
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I wonder if there is a way for you to establish residency in a U.S. state? Would get you in-state tuition plus state fin aid.
Anyway, I already mentioned this but it’s not common knowledge that in many fields graduate studies come with fellowships so you can be mostly self-supporting. So if you’re unable to go to school in the US for undergrad you can aim for graduate studies— something you’d probably do anyway if your interest stays in linguistics. But a lot can happen in four years…
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Even if they could and their parents would likely have to establish domain somewhere for 12 months (I’m assuming this isn’t a military family at that salary) and I don’t think the parents are moving for this.
At Questbridge, they have 15 ED shots at schools that will provide a full ride. So even the need aware schools participating are going to bring in some QB scholars.
It doesn’t mean OP will get selected - and there may be some holes in the app. But it’s likely the best way to go. Then they have to decide - what can I afford and who has the lowest tuition.
OP - do you have relatives in the US you could live with? If so, where - perhaps there’s a four year school local to them or a Junior College.
At $11K, I’m assuming your family has nothing saved up? Both travel and health insurance will have significant cost alone.
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Definitely work on maintaining the 4.0 GPA. Retaking the SAT fall of senior year for a 1400+ composite is definitely achievable in your case. A 700RW/700M split or higher should open up more college options for you. Or as an alternative, try the ACT.
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Just curious @wywyatatt - what was the 9th grade GPA?
Just make sure - with your remaining schedule, you are not running away from STEM simply because it’s not your desired area of study.
You still need a rigorous schedule - but don’t over do it to the point you heavily struggle.
What’s the highest level of math you’ll achieve? Pre Calc?
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