<p>Hey guys.
Well, I am having a tough time looking for safety colleges, the ones I am sure to get in. I do see a couple of colleges with a high acceptance rate but it is the financial aid that really bothers me.
I would call myself an average A student graduate with basically B's in pretty much every subject i.e Chem, Physics, Biology and Maths (full credit) and again a B in General Paper (half credit).
I do hold a significant and an miscellany history in ECs: social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, debating, elocution, extempore speeches, art, environmental obeying, basketball and dance.
Also, some good leadership positions.</p>
<p>I just gave my SAT this October and i am hoping for 2000+ as per my preparations. Also, I am giving my Subject tests on Chem, Bio and Maths II, and TOEFL this November.</p>
<p>I would appreciate some insights from the pros on some safety colleges : those which give good financial aid for international student like me and merit scholarship if possible.</p>
<p>may I ask how much you’re expecting your SAT Composite score (CR+M) to be? Cause I think that is what determines the amount of merit-based scholarship. Also, what is your family contribution gonna be?</p>
<p>I think there are some pretty decent regional as well as national universities that give a decent amount of merit based aid, given your SAT composite lies 1400+. So, all I can say right now is keep searching!! Cheers mate!!</p>
<p>@macmurderharder thanks for you reply! haha interesting profile name btw.
So to answer your question im expecting my composite to be somewhere around 1400. given i get an expected 780 in my Maths and a minimum of 620 in CR (approx). My family contribution is around 9000$ annually, but I do not want to burden them as much as possible.
My reach colleges however are Skidmore, Clark University, Gettyburg, Bard, Macalester and Dickinson and i am still in the hunt for more options (perhaps occidental?). Its just these freaking safety ones that keep me hangin’. I have no idea what can be a safety college that I could really aspire too, if u know what i mean. I have this subconsious telling that if I do just select a college on the basis of a high acceptance rate I might end up regretting my choice provided ive no option but to go there. and those which I truly do down with my need are in top 20-30 tiers with acceptance rate less than 30%. So im freakishly stuck and always end up in square one when I get started with the search.<br>
Im really open to any suggestions, bring em in!</p>
<p>@Sharifsth: I would STRONGLY suggest you to apply Early decision. If you get those scores as you have expected then surely you will get into a good college. If you don’t get in ED then you can still search out for safeties. For now, with your scores I would suggest you to apply to Trinity College (Connecticut). But, also do your research well. You can PM me if you have any other questions to ask… All the best dude! :)</p>
<p>By all means make use of the Early Decision Option, it is the best way to get into a reach college. </p>
<p>Shoot us an email if you want help/updates or request an appointment with one of our counselors. Our basic service which includes counseling for the College application and Visa application processes is free of cost, so make sure you make use of that.</p>
<p>My advice to all of you is to check the Financial Aid pages of all American colleges & universities you are considering, many DO NOT give need-based financial aid to international students. If you feel your family needs a lot of financial aid do yourself a favor & check into this first!</p>
<p>My question was since it doesnt have any supplements how to really make our application stand-out??
AND yeah I am definitely not considering it a safety college but its my priority college (engineering majors) :)</p>
<p>I mentioned this somewhere else too, i can’t remember where, but TrinColl, like many other Liberal Arts college, only has a general engineering program. It’s not separated into Mechanical, electrical, civil, etc. I’m not sure if they’re ABET accredited (google it) either. Lafayette’s program is much more traditional (separate mechanical, civil, etc degrees) where as schools like trinity, swarthmore, etc only offer an engineering degree without specification. look into the details before you apply. make sure you know what you’re getting into.</p>
<p>Something about Trinity College, Connecticut. I was rejected and my stats were not bad.This is what I have found about Trinity College.</p>
<p>One thing you should keep in mind while applying is that Trinity College is college which will be in list of almost every Nepali Students. So, make sure your application stands out. Stand out in a way that you are worth an investment of $200,000+.ON THAT NOTE, reconsider applying if there is an inconsistency in your standardized test score: something like Maths( 770) and CR(530) or so. Rather Send SAT II Scores because it requires either SAT I or SAT II or TOEFL.One other thing that might play important role is your high school. More competitive and elite yours college is, more chances are there that you will get in. However, if you stand out, you will surely get in. More importantly,I think Trinity values writing very much. And Do not overdo your application.</p>
<p>high school isn’t as important as you think it is. the student’s stats, application is way more important than anything. </p>
<p>think about this: why would a college in the US want to keep taking students from the same high school over and over again? they, specially the liberal arts, are trying to have a diverse group of students. </p>
<p>They take in who they think will fit in, who they think will be able to handle the academic rigor at their college.</p>
<p>fyi, no one in the US had heard about my high school when I applied. I got into 5/10 schools I applied to with relatively modest SATs.</p>
<p>Who would they want to take or say value more? </p>
<p>A "top 5% student " of a average school or “top 10 % student” of a most selective school of the country? </p>
<p>Why do Colleges,as it turned out,in common app, want some background or information about schools we read in?</p>
<p>I did not blatantly said that you will not be acceptance based on your high school but only said that it might play an important role as the history shows.</p>
<p>Yes, while the high school plays some role, it plays much smaller part than what I feel like you think. </p>
<p>I can’t remember common app that well. What parts are you referring to? Colleges want to collect information for their stats on the website. </p>
<p>Define average school. And what’s most selective? There was a post from a few years ago in one of the old “class of 20xx from Nepal” threads. It said, it doesn’t matter squat which high school you go to. I’ve found it to be absolutely true. </p>
<p>My point is, stop holding on to which high school you go to and work on your application. May be you’re frustrated with your ED decision, and that’s understandable. But blaming it on the school won’t do you any good. Work on how to make a stronger RD application. Go through your past application and see where it might have gone wrong. Where do you think you can improve? Your personal essay is one place where you might look to improve your chances. Revise, revise and revise!</p>
<p>You might not have known about counselor thing because your counselor might not have
had difficulty using common app. Let me know which sentences or word or tone on this entire thread sounds like I am complaining. Defining average school, it is a school which sends few of its graduate to good undergraduate program( I am here taking about US placement). Once again: I was seeing rejection letter coming may way, and I am not complaining!</p>