<p>I am an international student who is unable to attend Boston University this September because I couldn't afford $60,000 worth of tuition. I'm not going to give up studying in the States however and am preparing to apply to University of Michigan for Winter 2012 semester. The cost will come out to be approx $50K. It is soooooo difficult to search for scholarships for international students yet I am not going to give up. I wish I wont the lotto or something. Is there a way for me to fund my tuition besides going for loans? My parents are not going to take out $50K of loan so please suggest some other sources :( I really want to receive my education. I've been meaning to get a corporate or some sort of a unit to sponsor me but I dont really know how I would persuade them to help me out...</p>
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<p>I don’t think this is a very good plan.</p>
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<p>The above is from the UMich website. Unless I’m not reading this correctly, you won’t have much if any aid available to you from UMich as an international student…except loans.</p>
<p>In addition, scholarships of ANY kind are extremely limited for students beginning college the second semester. Most awards are made for students starting in the fall…and funds are long gone.</p>
<p>Have you considered a full gap year? Can you even stay in this country on your current visa if you are not a student? Have you considered looking at less expensive college options (both BU and UMich are in the $50K range).</p>
<p>I thought I read that you were in California. Maybe starting at a community college there would be your best option financially. </p>
<p>You need to secure funding for most of that $50K per year college bill…and have no cosigner…and no way to get this money right now.</p>
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<p>Not likely to happen. You need to find a less expensive college instead of concentrating your efforts on finding someone else to pay your bills.</p>
<p>Personally, I think your best bet would be to start looking at less expensive options.</p>
<p>No corporation is going to sponsor you. Any college related funding that corporations offer is usually in the form of scholarships that must be competed for along with other eligible students. There are thousands, millions, of students out there struggling to pay for college. Companies don’t sponsor individual students in the way you are hoping - they would be inundated with requests.</p>
<p>I can’t quite figure out the words to use to respond to your post You really need a reality check. The problem is, you have already had a huge reality check one with the inability to pay $60k for BU, and it does not seem to have made an impact on you at all. To put it bluntly, you could not afford BU at $60k, what makes you think you can afford Michigan at $50k? You can’t. Not even with loans, no one is going to loan a student $200,000 without a good cosigner who is basically agreeing to take responsibility for the full debt. If your parents can’t or won’t agree to take responsibility for $200,000 debt (which is very understandable), the likelihood you will find anyone else is zero.</p>
<p>There is a saying people use here that sums it up - “there is no magic money tree”. it is true. You need to stop dreaming and get realistic. Find schools you can afford instead of wasting your time chasing $50-60k schools you can not afford.</p>
<p>As I told you in the other post, you must go down the ranking a LOT to get a college that WANTS you badly to give you the scholarships/money that you needed. Do NOT drill on the top 100 schools, try those private schools beyond 150 or not ranked at all.</p>
<p>If you do not listen, and you don;t have to, then just do not post things again and agian to a dead end.</p>
<p>bostonuu
Did you attend HS in the US? Which state? Some states, like CA, give you instate tuition if you spent three years in HS in CA</p>
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I was actually in the States, but not as a resident or a citizen. so i do have a hs diploma from a school in Cali the best place on earthhhhh.]/quote]</p>
<p>The above was posted by Boston on another thread…so Boston, how many years did you reside in CA?</p>
<p>You all are right…</p>
<p>I lived in CA for six and a half years but not consecutively.
three years the first time and three and a half the second time.</p>
<p>Did you live in CA for the three years consecutive prior to graduating from HS? If so…get back to CA before you lose your residency status there…I think you would qualify for instate tuition there.</p>
<p>Thumper is right, you can qualify as a an in state resident for admissions and tuition if you attended HS for three years. I do not know what happens if you leave and come back, but that would be a very smart way to pursue studies. If money is a significant issue, do a two year GE classes at the CC (there is a website which allows you to check each class to ensure it both transfers and fulfills a requirement) then transfer to a UC.</p>
<p>Or transfer to a Cal State…after the CC. See which is the financially feasible option for you.</p>