<p>Hey, I'm from Poland and still have a time to apply as my enrollment year is 2012 but I'm already seeking for perfect matches for me. </p>
<p>I want to study Electrical Engineering as mentioned in the topic, but I'm not aware enough which colleges are the best for that. What important to underscore, I am an international and need financial aid, as much as possible!</p>
<p>So, my short list presents colleges I have already stressed as great for el.engineering:
( of course I'd abridge the number of them to 7):</p>
<p>I'll apply to three schools of that package:</p>
<p>MIT
CALTECH
Cornell
Columbia
Chicago
Princeton</p>
<p>And to four of that one:</p>
<p>Vanderbilt
North Carolina Chappel Hill
Rice
Emory
Purdue
U. of Illnois at Champaign</p>
<p>Any suggestions? I'd be grateful !
Best, Paul</p>
<p>Eliminate Purdue, UIUC, and UNC-CH because they don’t give financial aid to int’l students. They will not be affordable.</p>
<p>Don’t include ANY state schools unless your stats are eligible for HUGE merit and merit is given to int’ls.</p>
<p>Since you’re an int’l who needs money…</p>
<p>How much can your family contribute? If the answer is " very little" then the only schools that you probably can apply to are schools that either “meet need” or who would give a BIG free ride merit scholarship.</p>
<p>If your family can contribute - say - $15k per year - then you could also apply to some schools that give int’l students Full Tuition scholarships for high stats. Then your parents $15k can pay for room, board, book, transportation, and personal expenses.</p>
<p>Remember…to get a VISA, you have to demonstrate that ALL costs are covered…not just tuition, room and board…but also personal expenses and transportation costs.</p>
<p>Some schools that give full FA to int’ls do not include int’l travel in their funding.</p>
<p>“I am an international and need financial aid”</p>
<p>^^
This’s bad…</p>
<p>It will be very difficult to get fin-aid for internationals. I would honestly suggest you study in Germany or the UK. Or France. Or Russia, for that matter.
THey have good programs that dont cost 60k a year.</p>
<p>I wonder what % of int’ls who apply to US schools needing BIG AID actually get the aid that they need?</p>
<p>Anyone know? Is there a stat somewhere?</p>
<p>My gut tells me that the number is really low - especially since many int’ls only apply to super reaches (that give full aid) and won’t consider some lower tier schools that would give big merit. The latter is a good safety IF parents can contribute some money.</p>
<p>Someone said it’s better for me to study in UK. I consider that option so it may be possible :)</p>
<p>I know that several schools provide students with need-blind financial aid for int’ls.</p>
<p>They’re:</p>
<pre><code>* Amherst College
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
MIT
Princeton University
Yale University
Cornell University
</code></pre>
<p>Ok, so what as far as I know Amherst and Dartmouth aren’t the best fit for science track, are they ?</p>
<p>However, there is still an option I won’t choose electrical engineering for some reasons, but I definitely will study something connected with science and math. </p>
<p>Could you give some schools with attainable scholarships for int’ls; or JUST schools known for engineering program ? WHICH AREN’T SUPERHYPEREXPENSIVE? :)</p>
<p>My family can cover only travel, living expenses.</p>
<p>They give great aid to internationals. Check them out. Some household names there: Brown, Penn, Stanford (GREAT ENGINEERING) and some great LACs, Colby, Pomona, Williams, Wellesley, Reed, Swarthmore, Middlebury, etc</p>
<p>Cornell has everything you need.
Terrific FA
Top notch top 5 engineering school
Ivy League Brand
Proximity to NYC and WELL KNOWN to employers internationally.</p>
<p>I think your decision has already been made.</p>
<p>The problem is that GT wont give aid to an international student.</p>
<p>If you are qualified, definitely apply to Cornell, Penn SEAS, and a few LACs. There are some good LACs with engineering programs.</p>
<p>Also, engineering isn’t a field in which the prestige of the university matters that much. My uncle got a job with a Michigan State BS in Electrical Engineering over UW-Madison, Georgia Tech, etc grads.</p>
<p>If finances are the reason that you want to look at LACs be sure to examine their programs carefully. Many (not all) LAC engineering programs are 3/2 where you spend three years at the LAC and then 2 years at another university for the engineering classes. So you end up spending five years to get a four year degree and of course you have to pay for all five years.</p>
<p>Paul, are you perhaps mixing science and engineering? Many LACs are excellent for science of all kinds, but few have engineering programs (Swarthmore is one); a few more have the mentioned 3/2 programs, but these often aren’t attractive to mainstream engineering students, as noted above.</p>
<p>THat’s true.
That website with the list of LACs with Engineering programs looks good. I saw some solid schools. I dunno which of them are 3/2s tho.</p>