<p>I was accepted to a college, and I am an international student. </p>
<p>Now, I am all ready to go to college, but there is a problem.</p>
<p>I couldn't pay some portion of my highschool tuition due to my family's financial problem.
Therefore my highschool refused to send my Final Transcript to my college which is required before my enrollment. I got an email from my college about this recently.</p>
<p>I couldn't find any institution that provide loans for international student's highschool tuition. </p>
<p>Please give me advices...</p>
<p>Email your college and describe what is happening at this moment. It is August 1 and I don't want to see your acceptance revoked. Somehow the college must know, soon as possible, that you have completed high school. </p>
<p>Were you given any financial aid at the college you'll attend? If so, send a copy of the email to the finaid office. Maybe ask them if they have a way to solve this, especially if the amount owed is VERY small.</p>
<p>Also, is there a program for international students on your campus? Maybe they have some experience dealing with this.</p>
<p>Will your family be able to pay for the college once you get here? If your financial reversal at home was very recent, please write about this at great length to the financial aid office to see if they can rescue you now. </p>
<p>Good luck. Don't delay. </p>
<p>If the parents owe just a little bit to the old high school, that's "mean" that they won't send a transcript and they are using that as the surest way to get you to pay them. I hope what the parents owe to your high school is small enough that you'll be able to go to college now.</p>
<p>At worst, see if the college will hold your acceptance for a year ("Gap Year") and spend the next year of your life working to pay off the home debt; come to the same college a year later. DOn't offer this right away; first try to solve it. I'm just saying if your situation falls apart financially now, you can still try to get a Gap Year understanding with the college; have them hold your spot for one year, then return in better shape financially. Good luck. Post again as I would like to know what happens to you.</p>
<p>If you have anyone in your family, such as an uncle or cousin, who is in a position to pay back the private school whatever is owed, ask them to help you at this moment. Someday you will pay them back. Your parents may not be able to do enough for you soon enough. And you shouldn't have the private school in your home country chasing you for money int he future. See if an extended family member can help with an interest-free loan to your dad/mom or to you. That's what families are for, to help out in crucial moments.</p>
<p>thank you so much paying3tuitions...
I will see what I can do today from your advice!</p>
<p>One more thought, but I have NO idea what is the culture of your home country or any of the financial issues, but just an idea:
Can your Dad go to the high school and make an immediate arrangement with them to pay off his debt to them over a few years, slowly; even sign the agreement, in exchange for them IMMEDIATELY sending out your transcript?<br>
After all, what they want is reasonable..to be paid back for the education they provided you. Your family does owe them this money, but may need TIME to repay it. If the school feels they are most likely to get their money if they make this agreement, that should satisfy them. Think about what each party wants here.
Your family surely wants to be responsible in their home commujnity; just need some time to develop the money.
You need immediately to have this graduation document or you might lose your college opportunity. I don't think your h.s. wants that to happen to you.
If your dad and the h.s. work out an agreement in good faith, hopefully your document can be freed up right away.</p>
<p>Finallly: tell your MOM. I keep talking about "dad" here but the mom needs to know. She might be able to influence your dad to take action; he might be embarassed.
Maybe there's something in the household to sell, a piece of jewelry or furniture something and she'd want to do that to free you up. Don't leave mom out of the loop of communication! My advice from the USA.</p>
<p>Maybe your college has emergency loans available.</p>
<p>^^great idea; a lot of places do.</p>