<p>I’m international in the U.S. for 7+ years with a 29 on the ACT. And I just realized that tomorrow, I’m just gonna get screwed on the ACT again. SO, my family is relatively poor, I’m looking for aid. I’m math/science person (all my ECs show that). And my subscore on the reading section is a 24 (YIPPY). All my essays are pretty much done, but I’m still trying to figure out where to apply to. Again, I’m international lookin for aid. I know it’s a long shot. But advice me and help me cut down this list.</p>
<p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
Stanford University
U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette
Cornell University
University of Texas at Austin
Northwestern University
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
Rice University
Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Duke University
Columbia University
Iowa State University
University of Southern California
University of Pennsylvania
Brown University</p>
<p>I know that public schools are probably less inclined to give me aid. I’ve been trying to call the colleges but my phone keeps makes these crackling noise. I’ve tried emails and the few responses that I’ve received were read-offs from their websites. I’ve seen the websites, and they almost always mention someone being an eligible international student, which I’m not (I guess) despite my prolonged stay in the U.S.</p>
<p>sdlagjfdjf I’m so frustrated. I wish I’m white.</p>
<p>a 29 on the ACT is not a bad score, but it might be a pretty big reach for the Ivies. Some of your schools, such as Purdue, UT-Austin and U.Illinois should be ok for you. Other schools like UPenn, MIT, Columbia, Brown might be too high of a reach. But college admissions…no one can ever say for sure, so you should still try!</p>
<p>Is there a single school on your list that you know gives great aid to internationals with your stats?</p>
<p>I don’t know enough about international admissions to help and suggest you post on the parent’s board where many do know, but your list looks like a lot of privates where your scores are below median for domestic applicants and then state schools that don’t give much aid to out of state kids.</p>
<p>I strongly suggest that you start posting and reading on the Financial Aid board. Also read the thread at the top about aid to internationals.</p>
<p>Not many schools give aid to internationals: The schools that do give aid, are some of the most difficult colleges in the country to gain admission to, and their admissions is even harder for internationals than for U.S. citizens.</p>
<p>And check out the financial aid websites of colleges you’re considering. Most public universities can’t even meet financial need for their in state residents.</p>
<p>well see I made my college list based on its colleges’ financial aid policies for internationals. I know that the public universities are probably not going to be aid-savvy, but I’m still going to see what happens. And all my schools, as you can see, are oriented around engineering. MIT is my top choice, but…their mid 50 is 31-34. sooo I just want an idea on how my 29 is going to affect me. What brought me down was a 24 reading subscore (I’m illiterate when it comes to timed passages :(:(:(:(:(:(:(). But in engineering, I don’t imagine myself using a lot of reading skills, but rather talent and passion in math and science, which I do have. And other than that, I guess it’s a matter of academic ‘wellroundedness.’ I’m just not a reader</p>
<p>Iowa State, Minnesota & Wisconsin as well as Purdue seem to be your best choices. Several states in the mid-west offer a discounted tuition rate to residents of nearby states.</p>
<p>Minnesota and Wisconsin both have superb engineering departments, especially ChemE. </p>
<p>And I think the mid 50% for scores thing is misleading. For example, if you don’t have a 34+ on the ACT and a good interview, you’re probably not going to get into MIT.</p>
not international anymore though…yay green cards!</p>