<p>@pookiee: Yeah, Me Interested in Civil Eng…:D…Where are u plannin to apply?</p>
<p>My A levels Score: Maths(A)- A, Physics(AS)-c, Chemistry(A)-C, Biology(A)-D, GP(AS)-c…Now, my grades are not good enough…So, my aim is to get into average universities. And, anyone any tips for scoring better in Critical Reading? I have 750Maths, and 480CR…therefore, I’ll retake SAT and trying to increase my CR score as well as Perfect score in Maths(hopefully). No volunteering done yet. But, hopefully, i’ll do some. Anyone thinking of applying to Lehigh University. It is my first choice.</p>
<p>hey guys, Can someone kindly explain about the financial proof that we have to send along with the application. Can’t we just send it after we got admitted into the college and show the same amount that we are going to pay after we got scholarship? rather than just showing unnecessary 1 yr tuition fee+ room and board.
Suppose, the tuition fee+room and board= $50,000. Now, if the university offers me $40000 and $10,000 is the only amount i have to pay, why do we have to show $50,000? (I hope everyone understands what i want to say)</p>
<p>But, again I asked a person, and he said, “Suppose you only can pay $10K when the total fee is $30k, you just can send the bank statement showing $10k. Now, If i get scholarship of $20k, that will be all right. Otherwise, If u got less amount i.e less than $20k, you either make the bank statement showing the amount you have to pay, or u don’t go there. You also can bargain with the university.” How far is this true?</p>
<p>If the college offers you 40K aid, then technically you’ll only have to show 10K in your bank statement.</p>
<p>The second one is fairly correct. For your application to be “complete”, among other things, you need to fill and send the financial aid forms(ISFAA or CSS- depending on the college). You don’t need to send bank statement during the application process- only after being accepted are you requested to send it.</p>
<p>I know what ISFAA means, What is CSS? and, do u have that form?</p>
<p>I see people talking on the thread “Class of 2016 from Nepal” about ED. International Students can apply Early as well? lol…i didn’t know that.</p>
<p>For SAT I, my aim is to get 550-600 in CR(I think i can’t do much than this) and 800 in Maths…</p>
<p>For SAT II, I’m planning to take Physics(700+), Chemistry(700+) and maths II(750-800)</p>
<p>So, Help me, which books?</p>
<p>CSS is collegeboard’s online financial aid profile. It’s costly ($25 for the application and initial school report and $16 for each additional school report.) so getting waiver codes from colleges is essential.</p>
<p>Yes int’l students can apply early. There’s ED, EA, single-choice EA, etc. Look them up.</p>
<p>Since your 1st choice college is Lehigh, simply getting 550-600 on CR won’t cut it. Aim for 700+ on the CR. I’ll pm you some resources that might help you.</p>
<p>For the subject tests, you can even go with Barron’s books. Or better, go to USEF, and pick book(s) you’re most comfortable with. Collegeboard’s official practise tests are invaluable, so try saving those tests till you’re done with all the theoretical portion. I’d advise using Barrons, Princeton, etc’s tests before starting with CB’s.</p>
<p>Alright… I will try my best to get 700+ on CR. And, will buy barron’s book.</p>
<p>@Paudel9 --If I’ve not mistaken, u mentioned that Ur intendin to go to average universities…So, in average ones, generally they ask for bank statements earlier when u apply for admission…In general, the provision of sending bank statements after gettin admitted is most often limited to only those colleges that offer “Need -Based Financial aid” to international students, which are generally the colleges wid admission rates below 40%.If ur intendin to apply to colleges that offer only merit based scholarships to internationals then, hopefully u needa be prepared to send them the bank statementsn earlier wid a[[lication…At lehigh,…The Competition is already very fierce, n if ur applyin fo need based aid then again its mo stiff…furthermore, again if it is fo nearbout full aid, then ur application really needa be exceptionally strong…
As per the statistics, though the no of international students is increasin at lehigh every year but those gettin nearbout full aids are decreasin sharply…besta luck…</p>
<p>@paudel9
Lehigh U is definitely not average. It’s a top tier university. You need to get very high SATs, and may be take APs and get As in them. One of the most important things GENERALLY, is highschool GPA. May be you can show them a good reason for your low scores. Or may be you can re-take the exams.</p>
<p>Or, do you have any ‘hooks’ that’s going to make you a stellar applicant?</p>
<p>@Viveckh: yeah, that’s the prblm…i hear everyone saying that u just need to mention the amount u can pay…But, i always find the different thing in unis’ website…anyways thanks…</p>
<p>@sixstringsrocker: Well, i know lehigh is not average uni…and, yeah, i did A levels…and i have a bit low score…But, you see…the institution where i studied, I was the first batch…So, they probably couldn’t manage the programme properly, not well qualified teachers for A levels…Nobody got A* in A levels in our batch…So, I’m confused coz this may sound silly to the university…So, I don’t know if i should mention it or not…and If i want to, how do i mention it… mention it in a different paper? or, how?</p>
<p>Well, i am currently teaching mathematics for grade 8th and 9th. And, some community service(i’ll do it even more now)…But, as u said HOOKS, i guess, i don’t have any…coz most of the ppl have done community services, ECAs, and teaching and all…so, any suggestions here again?</p>
<p>At the risk of sounding harsh, you should know that I was the first batch in my school too (Albeit, I did +2). That’s not a good excuse. A lot of your grades depends upon you. Besides, no point in blaming anyone. It’s you who has to live through it. What’s done is done. </p>
<p>Doing community service for the sake of doing it doesn’t really cut it. Admissions can easily differentiate between people who do it because they want to and people who do it because they think it’s gonna give them an edge in admissions. Make sure you portray your true self. It doesn’t matter what most people have done, it matters what you do.</p>
<p>Lol @ “At the risk of sounding harsh”… If its for gud, harsh sounds gud…:)…anyways, I’ll try doing that…!! anyways thanks man…!!</p>
<p>hey guys, i’m in a dilemma right now.</p>
<p>I am planning to take 3 SAT Subject tests, out of which 2 will definitely be Math IIC and Physics. I am quite skeptical about the third choice though. The thing is, I am pretty weak in Chemistry, and am thinking that I will surely score 750+, if I opt for Math IC. But then, I am afraid that elite colleges usually prefer 2 Science Subjects (ie. Physics and Chemistry). So, a little insight would prove helpful!! :D</p>
<p>Also, I am definitely planning to avail of the early decision application, because of its numerous benefits. So, if I take the SAT on November, will my score be too late for consideration for the early decision?</p>
<p>then take 2 SAT IIs. chillax. (I never took any SAT IIs)</p>
<p>It depends. You need to talk to the college’s admission counselor (international admissions). I had december SATs and my ED was accepted.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’ve heard colleges generally consider Math IC to be basic, so they usually don’t prefer it. Is that so?</p>
<p>What I meant to ask was, will me taking Math IC make me look weak in any respect whatsoever compared to other applicants with a Chemistry Subject test score?</p>
<p>you’re already taking math IIC. no point in taking math IC too.</p>
<p>And they make decisions on a case by case basis. For example, there are tons of student each year from places like singapore, where they have 2200+ SATs. They are not compared with applicants from places like Nepal, African nations, Bangladesh, etc. Besides, the scores are only a part of your application. Stop worrying too much about that and do best in whichever tests you take.</p>