<p>Hey, guys. Just a quick question.
I need a list of GOOD engineering colleges that are either cheap (about $35000) or which are generous with financial aid for internationals.</p>
<p>A good example would be GeorgiaTech. It is brilliant (#6) and is comparatively cheap. :/</p>
<p>Thank you so much. :)</p>
<p>GT may be less expensive, but it’s not good with aid for int’ls.</p>
<p>*Georgia Tech - International Students
International students are not eligible for federal or state financial aid programs. Institutional scholarships administered by our office are not awarded to international students. A variety of privately funded loan programs are available to international students. Most require a cosigner who is a creditworthy individual who is a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident and has a permanent U.S. address.
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<p>FYI…very few public universities award FA to internationals, because they rely heavily on state and federal funding for their FA awards. A small number of publics will award scholarships to internationals.</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>How much can your family contribute? Any university that awards FA to int’ls will look at your income and assets. FA isn’t determined by what the family says it needs. </p>
<p>The problem is that privates with engineering are going to cost a lot more than $35,000 per year. They will run about $50k per year. </p>
<p>If your stats are high enough, there might be some publics and privates that will award you some merit scholarships. So, what are your stats?</p>
<p>“FYI…very few public universities award FA to internationals”</p>
<p>These are EXACTLY the univs that I’m looking for. :)</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the reply, btw. :)</p>
<p>My stats, well, I’ve never posted on this website before, so I’m gonna try: </p>
<p>SAT 1 - 2110; M-750, CR-670, W-690
SAT 2s - 2260; Math1, 2 and Physics. Don’t remember the breakups.</p>
<p>CBSE Board percentage (Grade 12 exams in India): 90%
Grade 10 - 91.2%</p>
<p>I’m actually in the top 5% of my graduating class of about 950 students. :/</p>
<p>ECs: Guitar for 10 years now. No exams or anything, though.
And other, “usual” stuff like Community service and what-not.</p>
<p>Again, thanks a lot! :)</p>
<p>How much money do you need? How much can your family contribute each year?</p>
<p>If you’ll be needing a lot of money, I don’t think that there are any publics that will award a lot of financial aid to an int’l. </p>
<p>I think for you to have a chance for any funding (outside of the ivies/similar), you’ll need to look at lower tier schools that will award scholarships - but not likely full-rides.</p>
<p>Is your GPA equivalent to like a 3.75?</p>
<p>You can look for affordable programs using a search engine such as the College Board’s CollegeMatchmaker. [College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) Just be sure to cross-reference the results with the list of accredited engineering programs at <a href=“http://www.abet.org/schoolalleac.asp[/url]”>http://www.abet.org/schoolalleac.asp</a></p>
<p>Depending on your specific major, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa should both fall within your budget. Just remember that they have real winters out there, and you will need to include money for warm clothing.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I agree that their COA’s are about the targetted amount. But, it’s hard to know what his real budget is. He says he wants schools that cost about $35k, BUT then he says he needs “generous” FA to pay for such schools. So, how much can his family pay? If they can’t pay much, then publics, such as Iowa and Iowa St are out of the question.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids, Actually he didn’t say he needed generous FA. He said he needed them to be cheap (about $35K) <em>or</em> to have generous FA. If what he wrote is accurate, then his budget is about $35K and there may be some publics within that range or some cheaper privates.</p>
<p>oh…you’re right. I missed the “or”. :)</p>
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<p>youtube…</p>
<p>Just to be clear, your family can afford to pay $35k per year for any college, but it the college is more than that, you’ll need FA?</p>
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<p>If so, then Auburn University. Great school, great engineering, great weather, and great price (COA is around $33k for non residents)</p>
<p>Are you applying to Georgia Tech?</p>
<p>University of South Carolina in Columbia also has a fine engineering program (and a very nice facility too). Cost would be under $35K per year for an OOS student.</p>
<p>*but it the college is more than that… *</p>
<p>Ooops…that should be …</p>
<p>but if the college is more than that…</p>