<p>I'm currently a freshman at SUNY Buffalo. I'm from China. And I'm looking for better places. Do you guys know schools offer pretty good financial aid to international transfer students like me?
Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Hey guys! I really need your help!
Thanks so much!!!</p>
<p>yeah..some really great schools like HY are need-blind..</p>
<p>for the others, you have to be really outstanding to get scholarsihps</p>
<p>Credentials:</p>
<p>EDUCATION: Graduated from the best secondary school in China. Best Rank: Top 5 out of 500. </p>
<p>ACADEMIC: Senior High School Entrance Exam:</p>
<p>Lost only 1 point in Math, Physics and Chemistry altogether 2004
(Top 50 among 166,417 examinees in Beijing)</p>
<p>Discipline Contests</p>
<p>1st Prize in Beijing Senior High School Students Applied Math Contest 2005
(Top 20 among 274,803 students in Beijing)</p>
<p>2nd Prize in National High School Students Biology Contest 2006
(Top 40 among 278,358 students in Beijing)</p>
<pre><code> Various other awards on Math, Physics, Chemistry and English.
</code></pre>
<p>TESTS: 623 for TOEFL pbt, Aug 2006</p>
<pre><code> 1950 for SAT Reasoning, Nov 2006
800s for SAT Subject: Math Physics Chemistry, Dec 2006
</code></pre>
<p>ACTIVITIES: Class President, Sept 2004-July 2007
Set up competition within groups, make rules, and initiate supervising system, democratic voting and feed-back questionnaire. </p>
<pre><code> Arrange intramural friendly soccer matches.
Initiate various volunteer activities at National Library of China, National Museum of Science & Tech, Beijing Planetarium, Songtang Deathwatch Hospital and Wangfujing Book Store.
</code></pre>
<p>OTHERS: Varsity Soccer. Chinese Calligraphy</p>
<p>Now I am taking World Civilizations; College Calculus I; Evolutionary Biology; Intro to Macroecnomics and English Writing 102. I'm trying to get "A"s for all. </p>
<p>And I'm going to re-take SAT I because the previous grades were awful. Also, I have made much preparation for GRE. </p>
<p>In addition to courses, I'm going to participate in Leadership program at our school. And I'm thinking of setting up my own club-calligraphy club!!!</p>
<p>WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO???
THANKS SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!</p>
<p>btw which is the best Secondary school in China?
lol........too subjective...
beijing # 4 hs or renming fuzhong? Those 2 are pretty much the only ones I know..
but i should admit your achivements on the math/sci stuff should be considered outstanding...
as I also did the high shool entrance exam in 2004, guess I am the same age as u...
you need to work on your college resume, not really your hs one..as much more weight would be put on your current performance/activities..
I am sure you will be academically outstanding, thats usually the case for a chinese student who went through the Chinese education system.
you need to work on your leaderships, or participate in some volunteer/intership/or sth that is meaningful to u.or try doing some reserach on the field of your study..</p>
<p>There's no point of pursuing foreign education when you can't afford it!
I have heard of many outstanding universities in PR China like Shanghai...</p>
<p>Thanks Dina Zhang,
"btw which is the best Secondary school in China?"
I am from #4!
Where r u now?</p>
<p>I am not from bj, nor am i currently in the states..</p>
<p>i am in vancouver, canada period</p>
<p>I have been in the States for nearly 1 month. And I began my semester about 20 days ago. I simply find that it is not the place for me. Most guys here are EXTREMELY ENERGETIC when they are partying around and EXTREMELY SLEEPY when they are working!!! People in the residence hall are so noisy that it becomes a luxury for me to sleep relatively early.<br>
I prefer a place where I will be intellectually challenged. And I just want to be with those who also have drives and want to make a positive effect on the world!!!</p>
<p>What about MIT? They are need-blind? Or any other relatively generous?</p>
<p>MIT almost doesn't accept transfers.....
and they are quite stingy.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure MIT accepts transfers.</p>
<p>Democratic voting in China? :p</p>
<p>"Democratic voting in China?"
What?</p>
<p>yeah they do, they accept no more than 10~20 each year?or even fewer</p>
<p>Thanks DinaZhang!
Which univ. are u in now? Are u also thinking of transfer?</p>
<p>Are there any relatively generous schools in addition to need-blind ones?</p>
<p>Does recommendation from professor, who is alumni from my prospective transfer school, help? And if I just say that I want to transfer, will he encourage me to do so and promise me a great recommendation?</p>