<p>Okay, firstly I want to say that I have terrible test score, my SAT is 1900 and Toefl is 90. I know that I don't have any time to do those tests again.
For GPA, I think I did so so with 3.8 and 4.0 for recent years( ony 1 AP class)
I'm now an exchange student in CA and interested in Liberal Arts colleges
My activities include + volunteer in nursing house, working with autistic children
+ editor/ design for school magazine
+ school spirit program as group leader
+ Leading skill club, International club
+ Organize a performance night at school
and that's it :(
My contribution will be about $20000/year
My current list is Clark university
Illinois Wesleyan University
Colby-Sawyer College
Lewis & Clark College
Drexel University
What is my chance? :(
P/s : should I choose test optional option? and do you guys have any suggestion for other colleges?</p>
<p>The obvious problem is money and your stats. What is your math + CR score? </p>
<p>While your stats are good, they’re probably not high enough for the schools that “meet need” for int’ls. </p>
<p>Do all those schools give lots of aid to int’ls? Or are those schools that may give you $10-29kk in aid, and then your $20k contribution won’t be enough? </p>
<p>Schools don’t care what you say your contribution is. If a school gives need based aid to int’ls, then they’ll look over your family’s finances and then award some money…(but many don’t meet need…especially for int’ls). </p>
<p>Are you sure that’s the max amount that your family will pay?</p>
<p>Drexel doesn’t give need based aid to int’ls. Your stats aren’t high enough for much merit from them…certainly not $30k or more that you’d need to supplement the amount that your family would pay. </p>
<p>You need to identify some schools that will give an int’l merit for your stats, AND with your parents’ money will be affordable. </p>
<p>You may want to try some cheap publics as well.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids :Thank you for your answer. I believe that Illinois Wesleyan University,Colby-Sawyer College
Lewis & Clark College offer some kinds of merit aid for int, however, with my stat, I’m not sure. Do you have any suggestion?
Should I try test optional schools?
And with public, the problem is out-of-state tuition will be about ~20k, together with living and board…
Anws, thank you so much for your concern. I’m seriously a bad test taker =.=</p>
<p>You should check out SUNY Geneseo and the University of Minnesota-Morris. Both are public liberal arts colleges that have quite low tuition and to my knowledge offer financial to international students. Check out Ohio Wesleyan university; they are also quite generous. Also trinity college in Connecticut might be a good reach!</p>
<p>@SophieIsabel: thank you for your info. But I thought Trinity and Connecticut are out of my each with that stat</p>
<p>Look at some of the Dakota publics…at least one of them doesn’t charge OOS tuition.</p>
<p>1900 isn’t bad at all for an international applicant. And everyone’s allowed a couple reaches. </p>
<p>Truman State is also within budget.
Although UMN-Morris is the better school, UMN-Crookston has the same deal (if you do a good job there, you can ask for a “change of campus” and graduate from UMN-Twin Cities) and it’s well within budget for you so it’d be a safety.</p>
<p>Check out: College of Charleston, Coastal Carolina, TCNJ, Appalachian State, UNC-Asheville, Unc_Wilmington, U Mary Washington, Kansas University, (apply to the Honors College = possible Honors Scholarships), Guilford, Earlham, Luther, Lake Forest, Knox, Hendrix, Carroll of Montana, Millsaps, Hamline, Augsburg, Southwestern, Trinity (TX).</p>
<p>I second SUNY Geneseo, but include a couple other SUNY’s as affordable safeties. I know SUNY Plattsburgh has some scholarships for international students and some SUNYs have merit scholarships for OOS applicants at varying SAT levels, ie. Old Westbury doesn’t require the same as Oneonta or Buffalo: check which colleges match yours and consider them your safeties.
As a reach, perhaps Wheaton, Whitman, Willamette, or St Olaf?
If you’re a girl, Agnes Scott, Mills, Chatham, Trinity-Washington, St Catherine’s (MN)?</p>
<p>SUNYs have merit scholarships for OOS applicants at varying SAT level</p>
<p>Do any of the SUNY’s give merit to int’ls? </p>
<p>What is the international COA of a SUNY? Aren’t they $30k or more? If so, how can they be safeties?</p>
<p>And, how would UMinnTC be “well within your budget”? Isn’t it about $30k per year for an int’l? </p>
<p>The student’s budget is $20k.</p>
<p>I do agree that Truman St is a good option.</p>
<p>Some SUNY’s do give merit to int’ls with high enough stats…</p>
<p>Destination Oswego Scholarship
These renewable awards are available to non-New York State residents & international students, who are not otherwise eligible for New York State tuition, and require full-time study and on-campus residency.**The award amounts range from $5,000 - $8,000 annually based on students coursework, grades and test scores. (Beginning 2014 for new admits.)</p>
<p>Geneseo SUNY</p>
<p>1) International Student Scholarships
These tuition scholarships range from $2,000 USD - $6,000 USD per year are awarded at the time of admission. Awards are based upon outstanding academic achievements as evidenced by: grades on transcripts (or mark sheets), results on national examinations, and in some cases, by SAT test results.* These scholarships are renewable for up to four years.
International applicants admitted to SUNY Geneseo are automatically considered for an International Student Scholarship.</p>
<p>OP: is “$20,000” your target budget or is that what your parents can afford? Does that include loans or is it “cash at hand/set aside” for your education? Does it overextend budget or is it what your parents can comfortably afford?</p>
<p>Old Westbury starts “merit” at SAT1100CR+M I think (= honors college admission= free activities/lunches, book stipend, and residence hall scholarship; additional scholarships are possible, too).
SUNY’s all have different policies re: merit scholarships. Some don’t give merit; some only give merit to specific students; others base merit on stats; I seem to recall that Plattsburgh gives merit on TOEFL score and just for bringing cultural diversity to the campus (ie, for being international).</p>
<p>Many colleges are SAT-optional for international students and only require the TOEFL, not the SAT. However that score of 1900 is not bad at all, really. You must be attending a high-performing school or spend too much time on CC if you think 1900 is bad. 
Chin up and start reading Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, and/or Princeton Review’s best colleges, etc.</p>
<p>Thank you for all helping 
I regret not know about CC earlier > <.
$20k will be the amount my parents can comfortably afford.
I think I will try out Truman St, Trinity, Knox, Earlham
and my reach will be Willamette. or Mills( but this school doesn’t offer student employment for int!!! =.=). How about Lewis & Clark?
@MYOS1634: you’re right, kids at my school are super genius. I’m just gonna pray for myself to get in :(</p>
<p>I’m sure that if they admit you and you ask for work study, Mills will look into it.
I think you can definitely apply to both Mills and Willamette with good hopes of admission. Lewis&Clark is also within reach for you.
You can get into a lot of schools from the list in 8, so if you’re not limited as for how many schools you can apply to, in addition to the schools you’ve already selected, you should apply to as many of them as you can afford so that you can compare based on cost and fit in the Spring.
(12-15 schools is pretty normal for an international who needs financial aid, since there can’t be safeties).</p>