<p>i got scholarship which covers only tuition not room and board. but i got some outside scholarship to meet my additional needs for housing and room. since i am an international student from a developing country, and my family income is as low as 200$ a month, i need financial aid for my transportation till USA. it was so hard for me to get this scholarship and actually get admitted to an american college. so, i really want to study in the USA. does anybody know where can i get 1000$ scholarship for transportation. advices will really be appreciated. thank you.</p>
<p>Contact the school and the organizations that have given you the other scholarships, and let them know that the only remaining barrier for you is the cost of the transportation from your home to the school. Ask if they can help you with this one last thing.</p>
<p>Be advised that as an international student, to get here, you are going to have to document how you are going to support yourself and get back home, not just that you have a tuition scholarship. Do check this out so you have everything ready when the time comes. I know kids who could not get here for school because of this requirement that they did not know. </p>
<p>Happymom’s advice is the only thing I can think about too. The fact of the matter is that to study here as an international, YOU need to have all of your needs financially covered. It’s not the school or anyone else’s financial obligation to get this done. It’s not something that people are going to be scurrying to get for you. It is a tough go for internationals here if they need money.</p>
<p>You also have to show that you have the funds for books, supplies, and “personal expenses” in order to get your VISA.</p>
<p>You can’t just say that you’re going to earn your books/supplies/personal expense money while you’re here. You have to have it first.</p>
<p>It isn’t realistic to think that your only expenses will be tuition, room, board, books, and int’l travel. </p>
<p>What school is this? On their int’l page, they probably list how much money they expect you to be able to show that you have to cover personal expenses, health insurance, etc.</p>
<p>And, you’ll probably need more than $1k for int’l travel. That may just cover costs to GET HERE. You’ll need another flight to get home in the summer.</p>
<p>Are you going to Colby-Sawyer? </p>
<p>If so…</p>
<p>From the school’s website in regards to int’l students getting a visa…</p>
<p>This is a modest, “no-extra” budget. It is highly recommended that you bring at least 10 percent more.</p>
<p>This financial estimate does not include living costs for the summer or over holiday breaks nor travel to and from your country.</p>
<p>Tuition $34,110 Tuition is for 15 undergraduate credits for each of the fall and spring semesters</p>
<p>Room and Board $11,700 The cost of on-campus living plus all meals on campus at Colby-Sawyer Dining Hall</p>
<p>Books and Supplies $2,000 </p>
<p>Required Health Care $600* All international students are required to get Health Insurance. In addition, international students must plan for miscellaneous health care fees. This is the rough estimate of Health Insurance for 2011-2012</p>
<p>@cptofthehouse yeah, I already realised that it is hard to be international student in the usa, unless you are rich.
thank you for all advices! as a matter of fact I was asking about where can I find additional funding for the ticket, not how much I will need to pay. as I wrote in my thread, I managed to find fin. aid to cover health, insurance, book supplies. all i need left is ticket fee. but anyway thank you for replies.</p>
<p>^Gusyamatusya, I think cptofthehouse and mom2 had some really great advice for you. It just isn’t realisitc for $1,000- heck, my domestic flight the other day was nearly that much! Also, there will be expenses once you are here. Personal items, etc., it all adds up. Also, many dorms close over the winter break, so you would either need more money to fly home then or you would need to pay to stay somewhere.</p>
<p>gusyamatusya -</p>
<p>When I was in college in the 1970’s it actually was quite common for international students to spend all four years in the US without ever going home for a vacation. Some still do that, in particular those who come from extreme situations like yours. The people at your college will be able to help you find places to go and things to do when the dorms close. Some students spend winter vacation with their roommate or another friend, some visit friends from their home country who are studying in other parts of the US, and some find vacation period jobs on campus in the library, a laboratory, etc. Don’t worry about this just yet.</p>
<p>If you talk with your college and the other scholarship sponsors, and each of those organizations can come up with just a bit more money, you ought to be able to scrape together what you need for this plane ticket. Keep asking. Let them know that this is the only thing left.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>thank you guys! i do have friends in usa, it is my second time, i was exchange student two years ago. i also have boyfriend here. so in winter breaks and summer breaks i can go to their places.</p>
<p>I don’t know the rules for students, but for other internationals, one often has to have a return ticket purchased as well according to the rules. Make sure you have all of these requirements set for when you leave. Every year some international student is not permitted to come to school because s/he was unprepared.</p>
<p>american government made everything to make hard to study for international students.</p>
<p>gusy…I sure hope you’re being facetious with your last comment. It’s not our government’s responsibility to make things “easy” for you to come to the US and attend one of our universities. Apparently receiving a full tuition scholarship isn’t good enough for you? There are plenty of US students that would love to trade places with you if you don’t feel our government is accommodating enough for your situation.</p>
<p>Perhaps we can all petition our government to help all the international students in the same “extreme” situation you’re in. After all…enhancing diversity in our universities by admitting more international students (preferably all with a full ride) should absolutely take priority over everything else. By the way…I know sarcasm is one of the toughest nuances to pick up on in American English so if you’re wondering…this is what sarcasm sounds like.</p>
<p>wolverine: I COULDN’T AGREE MORE!! </p>
<p>wow, some people have a LOT of nerve!!!</p>
<p>*american government made everything to make hard to study for international students. *</p>
<p>Ha ha…</p>
<p>And do you really think other countries are making it easy for Americans to study in their countries…giving free tuition scholarships, etc. </p>
<p>I already realised that it is hard to be international student in the usa, unless you are rich.</p>
<p>And, the same goes the other way around. I doubt you’d find many/any poor Americans getting lots of aid to go to school abroad.</p>
<p>Frankly, I find it beyond belief that a family that is really only making $200 a month has computer and internet access.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids -</p>
<p>The OP doesn’t need to have a computer in his/her own home in order to access the internet. He/she may be doing this from a friends home, the school, someone’s workplace, or even just a corner internet cafe.</p>
<p>guys, the reason I want to study in the USA is the excellent quality of education. I was once an exchange student, and just loved people and studies. However, when it comes to getting visa or opportunities to work, US government is tought. My sister studies and works in Germany. It is much cheaper, even if one doesn’t get scholarship. Besides, intr. students can work off campus. but in the US it i different.
as an international student I experience it. Besides, I received scholarship not from government but private college.</p>
<p>It is tough. And money is an important part of it unless you are the top of the top. Our system is such that is tough for those who are Americans who are in lower income brackets to go way for college, or in many cases get a 4 year degree. So you can see that it is a difficult situation and that internationals are at the end of the line since we are not meeting the needs of our own residents.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you think colleges here, or our government, tax payers, etc should be supporting your wish to go to sleep away college here in the US. Unless you have something that we clearly want in our colleges and if you did, a college will sponsor you, and there are international scholarship programs for this purpose, why should we pay for you to come here just because you want to do so.</p>
<p>It’s not easy working in Germany if you are an American. I’m in the process of getting EU citizenship so my kids can more easily work in Europe. Without it, it’s nearly impossible.</p>