<p>So, I’m an international student who attends top 30 public school in the U.S. I’m unable to continue my education at the current school SOLELY due to financial reason, so I have no option but to transfer to cheaper school. I’m planning to boost my GPA and do really well in the cheaper school, and then shoot for attending a highly ranked school in the U.S. with scholarship received from them.</p>
<p>What do you do if you have absolutely no way of getting money? Is having a gap year between the semester or year to earn money for school?</p>
<p>I personally think it looks fine because you can explain this on the “why transfer” essay and such.
Drexel has a co-cop program where you take off a year to earn money for college–maybe look into that?</p>
<p>xfer schools are usually stingy with financial aid…in this economy it could possibly be worse than usual…i wouldnt expect financial aid being very forthcoming from a highly ranked school for transfers…you may want to look into schools that you may be over-qualified for if you want to transfer a second time as they might be more willing to give you financial aid if you are substantially more qualified than most of the other applicants that they normally see…i would also look at your state schools</p>
<p>You are an international student.
You would like a scholarship and/or need-based financial aid.
There is a VERY long line already formed in front of you.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that it is impossible, I’m just saying that it will be very difficult. I would suggest that you find a school that YOU CAN AFFORD, and that you will like well enough to stay at for the rest of your program.</p>
<p>Another possibility would be to take a leave of absence from your current school, go home, make some money, and come back when you are ready. But then you have to figure out where to get that job and how much of the money you earn will have to go to living expenses. Is your home country’s economy in good enough shape for you to be able to do this?</p>
<p>Well, no… it seems like studying in the U.S, is a bad idea at the moment, because the reason why I can’t afford the U.S. higher education is because currency between the U.S. dollar and my country’s. Dollar is very weak, but my country’s money is very much depends on the U.S. economy. I might need to look into Australia/New Zealand/Canada if I want to study in English speaking country. Thanks. Life really sucks for me right now.</p>
<p>Hey Starling, I’m an international student, too. And I’m also trying to transfer.
If you want to talk to me, please send email to <a href="mailto:hwang.vivi@gmail.com">hwang.vivi@gmail.com</a></p>