So I am thinking about applying ED to UPenn and you can say that I am above average but not that strong. My counsellor just told me that it is a disadvantage for an international applicant to apply ED if they want need-aid. What do you guys thinks? Are my chances of getting accepted and receiving need-aid more in a regular application season
PS: my counsellor told me this because she thinks UPenn wants to look for the whole picture meaning regular applications before they use their money on international students.
It is always disadvantageous for international students if they apply for FA in need aware schools.
@MYOS1634 Will it be good enough to apply to some Ivy’s and get some financial aid from public schools? (merit based scholarships)
Very, very, very few public schools give merit based scholarships to international students. Public schools are supported by local state taxpayers and are meant primarily to educate state students. University of Alabama is among the few that gives FA to internationals.
Ivy leagues are not like your neighbors’ dog name. Everyone wants to get in Ivy league, but only a handful of them can get in. For international students, the competition is even fiercer.
@katliamom actually, significant( can’t say many) numbers of public schools do give MERIT scholarship for international student. The question is, is it enough? Not really. Even for U of Alabama, which I think is the most generous public school for high stat OOS students, may not be enough for kids who can’t pay a cent because it’s only a tuition scholarship. They still need to pay dorm, flight, meals, health insurance, etc etc etc.
^^ yes good point @paul2752 . I should have specifide that it’s very very few public schools that give merit scholarships ADEQUATELY GENEROUS to cover tuition, room board and fees.
@MYOS1634 :
I missed the deadline for October SAT is 27 August for international students. That’s why I can’t pass October SAT.
Take the October ACT, the deadline is September 18.
ACT is not offered in my country. I don’t even know about it.
You have two options:
One, take November one if offered. 99% of colleges accept November ones. The problem is, you may not have time to wait for your score before sending it.
Two, take a gap year, study for SAT, and take it as early as possible.
I think I will send the scores when I recieve them by the end of November.Is that a problem?
I am ready for the SAT, French Subject Test and Physics Subject Test in terms of preparation but I have a lot of tests to take in December and November. So, I am not sure if I can cope with the pressure of two subject tests in one day (French and Physics).
They’re just one hour, multiple.choice tests. Lots and lots of students take two, and sometimes three, in one day.
@MYOS1634 :I am relieved ! Thanks!
Previously you gave a most of Colleges in the list (of generous financial aid) you stated are for Women! What do you mean by that?
That means those collges are female colleges.
It means only young women can apply and attend. These tend to be colleges for ambitious young women. There are fewer alcohol-based parties, for example. Their history comes from the time elite colleges, such as Harvard or Williams, only admitted boys. Some colleges were created for these boys’ sisters, so that girls also would receive an elite college education. When the famous colleges become co-ed, the most famous universities for women chose to remain the same: Wellesley (Hillary Clinton’s Alma Mater), Bryn Mawr (which is in a consortium with coed Haverford), Barnard (a good alternative if you want Columbia classes without the extensive core curriculum but with a dose of female empowerment added), Mount Holyoke (very international and part of the 5-colleg consortium…)
@MYOS1634, you are mostly right, but it wasn’t that the ‘most famous’ chose to remain all female, The ‘Seven Sisters’ were the most famous: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley.
Radcliffe merged with Harvard so completely that there is little sign of it anymore; Barnard is only single gender for admissions, some curriculum elements and housing- they share everything else with Columbia, including diplomas. Vassar turned down Yale’s offer to merge and went mixed gender. The other four stayed single gender.
Hi! I’m quite new here. I’m about to be an international student same as the other participants here.
I’m from penn state transferring to either Canada or Asia, why undecided you ask? My parents are in on it but their a bit scared because of the cultural things. I’m a slow learner you see, and dyslexic too. But luckily, Diversity Abroad has been keeping a good eye on minorities like me but still aspires to go for it.
Do you have any recommendation on where I could actually take business or Arts better? considering my situation?
The reason no one has replied to your question is because it’s way too vague. For one, business requires a very specific set of skills that an Arts degree doesn’t: math, statistics, etc. Do you have these skills? And what do you mean by an Arts degree? In Canada, that can mean one of dozens of majors! Finally, you can’t seriously ask about schools in “Asia.” It’s a big place! With different requirements in each country!
I have a feeling you yourself have no idea what you want to do, now or in the future. Until you do, it will be impossible to help you.
my high school is divided into junior(7th to 9th grade) and senior(10th to 12th grade) high school
do i need to send my junior and senior high school scores…or only senior high school scores