<p>I started researching the schools he suggested. So far it does NOT look good.</p>
<p>For Rochester Institute of Technology, as an international you can only compete for their merit scholarships. Note that <em>most</em> of these DO NOT STACK, so if you’re eligible for 2, you’ll only get the higher one, not both. Here is the website with their requirements for their scholarships. None of these sound large enough to bring the cost of attendance down to what you need, when you consider the cost of attendance is over 40 thousand USD: [RIT</a> - Office of Financial Aid - Scholarship & Grants](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html]RIT”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html)</p>
<p>Texas A&M does offer financial aid grants for internationals but they do NOT state how much it may cover. There also appear to be some competitive scholarships avilable, but again, the amount is unknown: <a href=“https://financialaid.tamu.edu/Types/grants/itpeg.aspx[/url]”>https://financialaid.tamu.edu/Types/grants/itpeg.aspx</a></p>
<p>Drexel has competitive scholarships for up to full tuition and fees that internationals going into Engineering may compete for, but it’s probably highly competitive. I’m not sure how much you’d have to pay for extras (room, board, books, travel, personal) but this one MIGHT be doable for you: [Undergraduate</a> Grants and Scholarships | Student Resource Center/Financial Aid | Drexel University](<a href=“Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central”>Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central)</p>
<p>And now I’m tired and I’ll keep looking later. BTW, note that tuition and fees is just part of the total Cost of Attendance. While Tuition and Fees could be 30,000 USD at a college, their cost of attendance could be higher than 45,000 once you include meals and everything.</p>