<p>i have been admitted to a United States University in Philadelphia but my parents cant raise the remaining amount for fees even after the financial aid. I really want ti get world class education but the problem is that i am not a USA citizen. Do I have hopes to realize this dream?</p>
<p>Chances are you’ve already gone through these options, but it never hurts to ask. Are you currently in the US or in your home country? Can you get a scholarship from an organization in your home country? If your problem is getting loans without a US co-signer, can you secure a student loan from your home country?</p>
<p>To be honest, I’m currently having a similar problem. I have two scholarship options, but neither pays anywhere near enough. If I get one or both of them, I plan to negotiate to a point where I can cover the difference with (reasonable) loans. If that fails, I’m planning to approach a bunch of companies in my intended field to ask for sponsorship. It’s rough, but I have a few things going for me - filmmakers are in short supply here and despite the recession the industry here is slated to grow by significantly over the next four years. Look for areas where you have an advantage - a “hook”, if you will. What are you planning to do after you graduate? Try looking up potential future employers - they may be willing to cover the difference if you can find an arrangement that will benefit both parties, although I don’t know how it might work.</p>
<p>I do know a couple of years back a promising athlete here approached a home appliances company for a sponsorship. Our local universities don’t run athletic programs so she needed funding for both her studies and her training. She and her coach drew up a presentation detailing the finances involved and the benefits that she, as a national-level athlete training part-time, could bring to the company as a future employee - mental strength, leadership skills, motivational skills, perseverance, etc. I believe the arrangement was that she would go to school full-time and train part-time, and would move into a job at the company right after graduation with a commitment to work there for a minimum period of time while continuing to train. You could look into possibilities in that vein.</p>
<p>Remember that whoever is going to pay you through needs to know a couple of things: #1 that the money is not going to be wasted, #2 that you know the value of the gift he/she’s giving you and #3 he/she can expect that investment to be repaid, whether in the form of your own philanthropy in the future, in professional achievement, or whatever else it is going to be. </p>
<p>Frankly, you won’t be in a strong position to negotiate anything, and you need to know what it’s worth to you - your sponsor is going to want to keep costs down, which means you will have to give up the little luxuries that other students may get, or take on a term-time job. Do a little reflection first and make sure you can justify every cent you’re asking for.</p>
<p>(This is advice I’m taking, too, being in this situation myself - if anyone else has any suggestions, I’d be glad to hear them.)</p>
<p>My husband and I sponsored an international student for his undergrad at a somewhat local state university. This was someone we knew as he spent a summer with us before applying to college here in the USA. He is the son of my brother-in-law’s friend ( so there was a connection there )
I don’t know what country you are from, but perhaps you have a contact in Philadelphia that might be able to help you out somehow.
Our sponsorship consisted of giving him a place to stay , food and use of a car to commute to school. We did not help him pay for any of his tuition or other college expenses. That he did through government loans from his own country.</p>