confused international student begging for asnwers,don't ingnore me!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I actually have more than 1 question.
My stats:</p>

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<p>Because most colleges deadline had passed, I registered in County College of Morris -community college, but I believe I can do much better! Someone I know got in Harvard - scored 2050 on SAT and 107 on TOEFL iBT but faked the ***** out of the rest except for grades!!!! I've worked my as* to collect all these stuff!</p>

<p>I plan to take the SAT again on September and score at least 2000...
I'll try to transfer to New Jersey Institute of Technology-with their policy for Int Students, I'll pay only 9-10k a year for tuition just like locals+other potential schoolarships ... </p>

<p>Please suggest me some nice colleges from all over USA I could transfer to, and pay no more than 10k for tuition (due to scholarships or anything similar)... DO I have any chance for ivies, like Cornell?</p>

<p>Finally thanks for taking your time to read this :D</p>

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<p>There is not as much scholarship money for transfers at many colleges. Your SAT scores make it extremely unlikely that you’d be able to transfer to someplace like Cornell.</p>

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<p>I know, but with a killer essay and if I retake the SAT and score 2000+ do I have any chance?</p>

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<p>I think it will be hard to take the SAT in September. It is not offered. </p>

<p>You might want to try the ACT as it might be easier for you, in addition to having less English tested on a percentage basis. </p>

<p>And, everything hinges on acing your courses at the CC, and spending LOTS of time preparing the next steps in your academic career. Fwiw, the chances of transferring to an Ivy League are not good – they are not good for anyone. You may want to focus on public universities that rely on large number of transfers to keep their junior and senior classes full. Although it might cost a lot more than 10K as an OOS, a school such as Berkeley is particularly active in JUCO and CC transfers. Check the UCOP website. I am pretty sure that it will not be very different on the other coast, especially around NY.</p>

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<p>You’re right, maybe I should go for ACT instead.
My stats are not bad right? What are some nice (top) colleges in which the chances are a bit higher for me to get in, and in which I don’t have to pay more than 10k for tuition (like 48k for tuition-38k scholarship=I pay no more than 10k$)</p>

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<p>Because English is not your native language, when looking at your SAT score, the math score is by far the most important, and you have a 680. It a good score, well above average, but below average for Ivy league schools. The person who got into Harvard with a 2050 may have lost most of his points on the reading and writing sections, which are compensated by the higher TOEFL score. You have the grades, but will need to continue to have them at the Community College, and even then transfer from CC to an Ivy league school is difficult at best. The most selective colleges (the ones you seem to want to attend) are also those with very high retention, so they don’t have much space for transfer students. I agree you should focus on schools that are known for accepting transfer students, or you will end up spending too much time on too many applications, and won’t have adequate time to keep your grades up.</p>

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<p>It will be almost impossible for you to find anywhere to transfer to that will cost you no more than USD 10,000. Sorry. You would be best off to take a Gap Year and try to improve your SAT or ACT exam scores into the range that will gain you admission to an institution that has guaranteed merit-based scholarships. There are several threads on that topic in the Financial Aid Forum. </p>

<p>How is it that you could have such low costs at NJIT? Would you be living with relatives and commuting?</p>

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<p>NJIT has this policy - out-of-state students pay equally like locals - 1/3 of that 33k$ tuition fee - automatically if your SAT scores (math+Critical reading) are 1200+
I need some more names that do idk, things similar to NJIT or offer scholarships for international students…</p>

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<p>Even if you qualify for a Presidential scholarship, in-state tuition and fees are $7370 per semester, or more than $14,000 per year, not $10,000. I’m assuming it’s the Presidential Scholarship that you’re referring to when you say you would pay the same as a local. The big problem is that you’re not considering the full cost of attendace - that $14,000 only covers tuition and fees. Room and Board are going to run you at least another $10,000 per year. I’m not sure where you’re getting your numbers.</p>

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<p>yep, the Presidential Scholarship, and yes, my bad, 14k$* a year for tuition…
yes, I’m staying with my relatives, uncle to be precise so no room and board expenses :stuck_out_tongue:
let me message you some more info and thank you for your interest :D</p>

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<p>a problem is that if you register at a community college and have more than a few credits (it can go up to 24 but sometimes it’s just if you registered even if you didn’t earn any credit) you’re considered a transfer student and you can’t apply for scholarships designed for freshmen.</p>