<p>I get accpeted to Northwestern but since I applied ED and I'm an international student, they do not provide me with a cent to FA. Is there any possibility that I can get any support from any other organization or private firms? or if I can get it after I enroll in or from sophomore year?</p>
<p>REALLY APPRECIATE HELP!</p>
<p>If you are asking about getting aid from Northwestern as a sophomore…no.</p>
<p>Re: private types of scholarships…most do not meet the full cost of attendance for international students. Many of the most generous ones here are not available for international students (e.g. Gates Millenium).</p>
<p>I hope Happymomof1 sees this…she usually is able to point students in a good direction.</p>
<p>Can you pay for your freshman year at Northwestern? You will have to verify that you have the funds to do so in order to get a visa to study here. Remember, college is four years. You need to have a plan to pay for four years.</p>
<p>Your best source of scholarships will be in your own country. There are few to no outside scholarships for internationals.</p>
<p>@ thumper1
I can afford my freshman year and it doesn’t have to be that generous. Only part of my tuition fee is extremely favorable. do you know any?</p>
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<p>Your post is unclear.</p>
<p>I doubt those of us on CC will know of private scholarships that might be available to you in your own country.</p>
<p>This is looking like a train-wreck. You have the funds for year 1, but not for the following years.</p>
<p>It’s silly to spend $50k+ for freshman year, and be short of funds to go further. One year at NU isn’t going to get you anywhere. </p>
<p>You need to apply to some schools that will give an int’l big merit scholarships for stats.</p>
<p>Who told you to apply ED when you needed financial aid? Was that person out of his or her mind?</p>
<p>If you are still interested in NU, you need to contact them now. Tell them that your financial situation is different than you had thought it was, and that you would like to have your application reconsidered in the RD pool so that you can be considered for financial aid.</p>
<p>Then, you need to look at colleges/universities that are more likely to give you financial aid. Since you are an international applicant, there won’t be many of them. If you are in the US, find out from your guidance counselor whether or not you qualify for in-state tuition and fees in the state where you are living, and whether or not he/she knows of any colleges/universities that give aid for international students like you. If you are outside the US, you need to make an appointment with the counselors at the closest advising center of [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/) They will be able to tell you which colleges/universities have admitted students like you and whether or not those places have given anyone financial aid.</p>
<p>well, actually my parents can afford the four-year tuition fee but it would really be a burden to my family. I made a mistake when I applied, it has a need-based column on common app so I thought they would offer me FA but unfortunately, they wouldn’t. Had I known that before, maybe I can try some other schools with FA or Ivy schools though they also do not offer FA, actually, in my country, they are better known.</p>
<p>There is a thread in the International Student Forum about financial aid with some interesting posts from b@r!um who is one of our resident experts on international issues. You should read through it.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1053811-financial-aid-internationals.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1053811-financial-aid-internationals.html</a></p>
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<p>I think you will be hard pressed to find a “better known” school that offers the type of aid you need. If your family can afford an expensive private college here, they will not qualify for need based aid. AND as you know, these schools offer no merit aid.</p>
<p>The other issue you have is that you are an international student. Many schools do not offer aid of any kind to international students.</p>
<p>In addition, if you are a senior now, most of the very generous merit award application deadlines have past.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to look at schools that are NOT “well known” but offer excellent educations. Your hunt will be to find the ones that offer merit aid to international students. If you didn’t qualify for need based aid at one school, it’s unlikely you will qualify for it anywhere.</p>
<p>I DO think it’s nice that you are trying to ease the burden on your parents. That is very is very thoughtful. Of course the BEST way to ease that burden would be to get your undergrad degree in your native country and then apply to grad school here.</p>