Apply to other universities than UT since odds for a non direct admit are always very low.
@MYOS1634 I have automatic admission into UT because I meet the “top six percent” requirement for automatic admit. I might apply to other state universities for scholarships, but I’m not very concerned about getting into UT.
@alwaysamom Did your daughters apply as internationals from Canada as well? Could you please elaborate on where they went in the US?
ok, I hadn’t realized you were top 6%. Congratulations, it’s a terrific option - even if they don’t guarantee your major you’re sure to get in for something. Just find one more affordable university (Ole Miss or UAlabama would be easy picks) and you’re set for safeties, meaning you can focus on finding matches since you already have your reaches :).
^ Or UT-Dallas. Roughly the same 75-25 percentile ACT scores as UT-Austin.
@MYOS1634 Thanks! I really appreciate all your help!
@PurpleTitan Yes, I’m applying to UTD as well because they tend to give a lot of merit-based aid, and I could probably get it with my PSAT/NMSQT score.
It is for Canadians. Having known dozens of Canadians in this situation, it would be unusual to have not secured, or at least begun the process for, a green card. And this student’s family appears to also be in the process.
They did, and then subsequently obtained dual citizenship.
Princeton and NYU.
@alwaysamom Thank you for your response! If you don’t mind telling me, for your daughter who went to NYU, did she have to pay the full cost of attendance? It seems that NYU doesn’t offer much aid for international students.
H dependent is certainly regarded as international. Going to high school in the US likely gives you an advantage over most internationals as you are much closer to what is required from colleges…but still not as advantageous as being a domestic applicant.
Bear in mind that if you turn 21 while in college you will need to change your status to F1 as you will age out as a visa dependent (unless, of course, your family gets green cards before that happens).
@SJ2727 Thanks for the heads up! Someone told me that I’ll have to get an F1 when I go to college, but that shouldn’t affect my application for a green card since we’re already in the middle of the process. Is this true?
@collegeapp3030 something more for an immigration forum, partly depends on how long it is till your green cards are likely to be issued. It won’t affect your GC application, but normally it’s hard to get F1 (non immigrant visa, requires you to show no immigrant intent) with a green card application in process - hopefully your general situation won’t count against you for this.
While you can apply for F1 for when you start college, you only have to have changed status by age 21. (Bear in mind it currently takes 4-6 months to process change of status applications.)
@SJ2727 Ah okay thanks for the clarification!
@collegeapp3030 If I remember correctly, as it was many years ago, she received a small merit scholarship. We did not qualify for need-based aid so it wouldn’t have mattered if she was international or not.
Admissions to most US selective colleges are nearly always need aware for international students. There is a short list of colleges, do look it up, of schools that are need blind and still meet full need for internationals
I do not know if the statistics of how international students are handled in admissions takes into account financial need. There are a lot of international students that are full pay , I know, at a number of schools.
There are schools where if there is more than a small amount of need, unless the student is truly stellar and the school willing to pay for him, he is rejected. I think @kelsmom who worked in FA can tell us how difficult it was to deny any aid to some truly outstanding students because there just aren’t the funds for them, and they were not eligible for government monies. That has changed in NY. We now allow access to state funds for international students who graduate from NY high schools.
With UTAustin pretty much in the bag at in state rates, as well as other TX directional schools available, you are in a good place to give it a go for the most selective private schools if you want to do do. Do look up what schools have more funds for international students and where you can access financial aid on an equal footing.