<p>Hello, I am very new to this site but I hope that I have posted this in the correct place. I need advice on what course of action I should take. I am a smart person that is very passionate about mathematics. I am very good at math and I really enjoy it. I graduated high school having completed Calculus I-III and differential equations and all those classes were really easy for me even though I know a lot of students and even teachers that said those classes were very hard. I am not trying to brag about my intelligence, I am merely trying to provide evidence for my assertion that I am smart, as most people like to think they are smart. Now, after having graduated high school, I am not eligible for financial aid or a lot of scholarships because I am an illegal resident in the country I currently reside. I know that I can do something with my life, but it is very hard with little to no money. What should I do? If your advice is to go back to my native country and return legally I am sorry but that is not an option. I would appreciate any advice. Thank you.</p>
<p>If your grades and exam scores are good enough, you may be able to get a scholarship. You need to apply as an international student so it won’t be easy. Go to the International Student Forum, and read up on aid for international students. Read what b@r!um has written about finding scholarship money. She has excellent ideas.</p>
<p>There are a few schools that are immigration blind and need blind. Also, see if you qualify for DACA act. Some explaination is provided here: [Illegal</a> immigration: Who’s applying for Obama’s ‘DREAM Act’ deferrals? - CSMonitor.com](<a href=“http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/1120/Illegal-immigration-Who-s-applying-for-Obama-s-DREAM-Act-deferrals]Illegal”>Illegal immigration: Who's applying for Obama's 'DREAM Act' deferrals? - CSMonitor.com)</p>
<p>And certain states will give state-based financial aid to undocumented students who graduate from an in-state high school: New Mexico, California, Illlinois, New York, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>If you graduated from high school in one of the above states, you may be eligible for aid if you attend a state U in the same state where you graduated from high school.</p>
<p>ttp://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf</p>
<p>In New Mexico, for example, you are eligible to receive a full tuition scholarship to any NM state U for 4 years if you graduated with 3.0 GPA from an accredited high school within the state</p>
<p>Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wa. publicizes its support of undocumented students. While the number is small, 3 or 4 a year, the students who are admitted get pretty much a full ride. I imagine there are many other colleges with the same policy.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
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<p>NYS does not give state based financial aid to undocumented students. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/financial-aid/student-eligibility/resident-temp.html[/url]”>http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/financial-aid/student-eligibility/resident-temp.html</a></p>
<p>Students who graduate from a NYC/NYS school after attending for at least 2 years are charged in city/in-state tuition at CUNY and SUNY. If the NYS dream act passes (was previously voted down), then undocumented students who attend school in NYS for at least 2 years and graduate from a NYS school, would be eligible to apply (and receive if eligible) for NYS aid.</p>
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<p>Have you taken the SAT 1 or the ACT? High scores on those tests can mean offers of merit awards at some colleges. What are your grades from high school like? If you can get an appointment with your high school counselor, even though you have graduated, you can ask for assistance and guidance in applying to colleges. You need to apply to those schools where your grades and test scores are much wanted. Look at Momfromtexas 's threads from the archives here. You have the additional screen of being an international student as well, so you do have to make sure any schools you find do provide scholarships to that category.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you need to find a job, and look to taking courses, one at a time, or as you can afford it at a local state school, or community college. Many of them will not ask for proof of citizenship and graduating from the local high school and having parents who have lived in the area is enough to get local rates, despite what their rules might say in writing. Something you need to aggressively investigate.</p>