<p>From my research, UBC does not allow pell grants or any other grants for that matter and only offers merit scholarships for international students. My family income has dramatically dropped after my father’s business failed and went bankrupt. My mother is the main source of income which is less than 20,000 USD a year. My parents are both immigrants.</p>
<p>UBC’s tuition and fees for dorming and books accumulate up to 34,000 USD annually. Does UBC offer any need-based financial aid besides loans? UBC is a top choice of mine and is much more affordable compared to the private universities here in the US; however, I cannot afford it without need-based scholarships. I would have to attend a state university, which does not have my specific major.</p>
<p>Um…are you talking about University of British Columbia? </p>
<p>Are you a U.S. Citizen…if not, you would not be eligible got a Pell grant regardless of where you apply. The Pell is available to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents only.</p>
<p>Where do you reside? Are you currently in the U.S.? How long have you been here, if you are? </p>
<p>And agreed…what IS this exotic major?</p>
<p>In June, you wanted to major in nutrition at NYU. Is nutrition still your planned major?</p>
<p>Likely there is a cheaper instate option for nutrition.</p>
<p>I’m not sure that a Pell Grant can be used outside the country like that. I’m not sure that the feds are going to send fed money to a foreign school. Fed grants are highly controlled, and how would the fed gov’t control what a foreign school is doing? How can that school process your FAFSA? US FA officers have to be careful with Pell Grants, I don’t see a foreign school being so careful. I think a foreign school has to be approved.</p>
<p>@emeraldkity4 @thumper1 @mom2collegekids It is not that my major is only in Canada, haha. My intended major is nutrition but I would like to go to a college that offers a dietetic internship program, which the only state university from where I live that does offer nutrition as a major does not include the internship. Other colleges in my state do not offer nutrition, unfortunately. Therefore, I had NYU as my top choice but due to my financial situation, I researched to see more affordable schools. I made it an option to apply to UBC, a canadian university due to the significant lower tuition compared to the private universities in the US (a number of seniors from previous years applied and went to canadian universities as well, which influenced me to research more on them). However, through more digging, I noticed the school did not offer need-based financial aid besides loans (UBC does accept FAFSA , according to their website at least). And I have to admit, I don’t believe I will be as challenged in my state university as I would be in NYU or UBC, which is another reason why I am searching for options besides my state school. I am seeking not only a degree in nutrition and dietetics, but also quality education on the entire field of food and agriculture. </p>
<p>You will have access to the Direct Stafford loans as an American student studying at UBC, but you will not be able to use the Pell Grant or Perkins loans if you qualify for them. </p>
<p>I would suggest you discuss internship opportunities with your state university…assuming it is affordable. It is very possible to apply for summer internship opportunities even if they are not part of your academic course of study. In fact, it would be good to do so. Summer jobs related to your field of study would be good as well.</p>
<p>Many students do their internship rotations in nutrition as part of their masters degree study. </p>
<p>If you are Pell Grant eligible, you should be looking for affordable options that perhaps provide some aid to low income students. Does your state have any grant programs for low income students? What about the colleges in your state?</p>
<p>@thumper1 Luckily, my state does have grant programs for low income students and so does the state university that offers my major However, I was seeking to perhaps find other ways I would be able to receive aid for a foreign school. But thank you so much for your help and input! I greatly appreciate your thoughts.</p>
<p>If you are interested in the broader field of agriculture, I suggest you not narrow your scope so much for undergrad.
Major in chemistry or biology or geology/soils.
Land grant universities in your own state may have something right up your alley.
<a href=“http://afs.wsu.edu”>http://afs.wsu.edu</a></p>
<p>What is your home state and which univ offers nutrition?</p>
<p>As a low income student, you need to stay instate. You’re not going to be able to find the funding to go to a Canadian school, and taking a bunch of loans isn’t a good idea. Just because UBC is less expensive than NYU doesn’t mean it’s affordable. You don’t have the funds and your stats aren’t quite high enough to get a huge amount of merit…which is what you need.</p>
<p>You do have good stats. What is your M+CR for one sitting?</p>
<p>I think you are wrong when you say that you won’t be challenged at your univ. You will be challenged. You’ll have challenging science courses and other courses to take. </p>
Perhaps a more pertinent question is: why should a foreign public university give need-based aid to international students whose parents are neither taxpayers nor voters?</p>
<p>How did your spring retake of the SAT go? At this point, that is the weakness in your application that would make schools like Cornell very iffy in terms if admissions.</p>
<p>If your home state university offers the courses that would qualify you to eventually apply for your license as a Registered Dietician, then surely that university has formal arrangements for the internships that are necessary. Pick up the telephone, call the department, ask them where you would be doing your internship if you are admitted to their degree program.</p>
So I guess I will only be able to receive scholarships through merit. </p>
However, I was seeking to perhaps find other ways I would be able to receive aid for a foreign school. But thank you so much for your help and input! I greatly appreciate your thoughts.</p>