college funding for an international

Colleges and Universities A-Z Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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<p>Hi everyone!!</p>

<p>I’m hoping a current student or parent can help me here. Oh well anyone can answer to this because it’s kind of general…..</p>

<p>College funding……</p>

<p>Just a preface, I’m an international student and was accepted at WPI EA (it was my first choice, still is) with 30k in aid…the problem, I can only afford 20k and that too is kinnda tough, so basically I’m 10k short.</p>

<p>Are there any really good ways I can fill the gap? Loans won’t help coz I can’t take from the US for obvious reasons (co-signer) and I can’t take them from the place I’m at right now, coz I’m not in my home country, also any loans taken from here won’t be on my name will be my family’s and I don’t want that.</p>

<p>I thought about on campus job but that won’t fill the gap and it’s not guaranteed either, the job that is.</p>

<p>Off campus housing can save a bit, I’m guessing 2k to 3k, but as an international who hasn’t been in the USA, like ever, I don’t think that can be a good idea, also wpi’s website says that the university will not take part in any negotiations with off campus housing.</p>

<p>Co-op... maybe, but that is just in year 3 or so. I need some way to fill 10k per year, that’s 40k in 4 years..</p>

<p>Also, I have already appealed to the aid I got and did not get a likely response from the uni so that gate’s shut too…</p>

<p>Any helpful suggestions will be greatly appreciated…</p>

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<p>Hello there!
Firstly, congratulations on the $30k scholarship that you managed to bag from WPI! Would you mind telling me how much of it is merit and how much of it is need based merit? Also, did you get both the awards together or on separate dates?
And now, coming to your question. You don’t really need that extra $10k. Living off the campus would cost you approximately $600/month, and this includes food, house rent and utilities. You’ll have to pay this sum for all 12 months of the year though, even if you don’t stay in Worcester all year long. This is because no one’s gonna rent you a place every year for just 10 months, lol. Or maybe one can, but that’s not that big an issue.
By the way, I got all this information from a friend who is currently a freshman at WPI.</p>