<p>I’m an international student and i’m looking for a college offering a good scholarship/financial aid.</p>
<p>My stats:
GPA- 3.6</p>
<p>SAT I-
Maths- 790
C. Reading- 770
Writing- 750</p>
<p>SAT II-
Math II - 800
Physics- 800
Chemistry- 760</p>
<p>Taking AP Calculus BC, Physics C, and Chemistry.</p>
<p>Member of Mensa International. (<- Will that help in my application?)</p>
<p>Worked part-time in HCL infosystems as C++/Python programmer and a few other open-source projects.
Won 1 and came third in 2 national level programming competitions.</p>
<p>Done about 200 hours of volunteer work in a community hospital.
And finally, I’m an assistant editor of the school magazine.</p>
<p>So… which colleges should I apply to? (Next year -_-)</p>
<p>Depends…
What is your state of residence?
What is your ideal major?</p>
<p>Lol being part of Mensa won’t help. What country are you from?</p>
<p>Consider small LACs like Bowdoin, Grinnell, Macalaster. What are you interested in majoring in?</p>
<p>I wanna major in Comp Science.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley is quite excellent, although it would be a reach for you.
Purdue also has a program in Comp Science (I don’t know how good it is) but I think that would be a match.
University of Wisconsin also has a Comp. Science program, and I think you would also be a match there.</p>
<p>Your stats are very good.</p>
<p>But in order to recommend some colleges to you, you need to let us know what you’re looking for in a college: How big do you want the student body to be? Do you want to be in the middle or a city, in the middle of nowhere, or somewhere inbetween? What do you want the social life to be like - alcohol-centered, sports-centered, intellectual, nonexistent?</p>
<p>I’d prefer a suburban/urban setting with a medium sized student body (larger than John Hopkins, smaller than UCLA). I don’t care much about social life… The main thing is the scholarship/aid offered to international students.</p>
<p>What else would I need on my application for Berkeley to be a match?</p>
<p>Would Harvey Mudd be a match? </p>
<p>NOTE: <sob> Can’t find the edit button. </sob></p>
<p>Bump, maybe? Anyway, forget about Mudd…</p>
<p>For Berkeley to be a match you would need a GPA about .3 points higher. Consider the University of Michigan instead :)</p>
<p>A 3.9 GPA? Unweighted? That seems rather steep. =/</p>
<p>EDIT: Problem is in the Indian system the person with the highest average in the country probably got ~96% in 12th…</p>
<p>EDIT2: UMich does not offer financial aid to internationals… Neither does Berkeley, but atleast I might be able to afford that.</p>
<p>What does “Non Resident Tuition” mean?</p>
<p>As in “Non resident tuition add $19620”.</p>
<p>What is your intended major blue_box? You can definitely check out schools like Harvard, MITand Princeton, all three of which have need-blind financial aid policies for international students. Of course, those schools are reaches, but you have the scores.</p>
<p>And Cal does give out scholarships to international students. The Regent’s is give out to some international students each year.</p>
<p>I want to major in Computer Science/Engineering. I wanna join Berkeley, but a 3.9 GPA is quite tough (read: impossible). I could apply to MIT and Princeton but I need a safety. =(</p>
<p>Rice would be a good match for you. They also give decent scholraships/financial aid to international students.</p>
<p>How good is engineering in Rice?</p>
<p>blue_box, “Non Resident Tuition” means the cost to those who aren’t residents of the state where the school is located. </p>
<p>Typically a state college/university will have one rate for state residents and a substantially higher rate for non-residents. This is because the state schools are funded with taxpayer dollars from that state.</p>
<p>Oh. Well then I can forget about affording Cal w/o scholarship. =P</p>
<p>Engineering at Rice is excellent (top 20 nationally). Rice is excellent in every way. It has a very nice campus in one of the better parts of Houston. It small, gifted, friendly and fun student body. Academically, it is strong in most fields of study, particularly in the Sciences. Plus, it is generally concidered a great value for money. It does not get much better than Rice. Definitely give it a serious look.</p>
<p>Thanks. Rice sounds like a good option.</p>
<p>"International Students</p>
<p>Although Rice offers a limited amount of merit aid to students who are not permanent residents or citizens of the United States, all international students must prove their ability to finance their education at Rice."</p>
<p>That’s a slight problem, but I think I might be able to manage it.</p>