<p>I am a Korean international senior student studying abroad</p>
<p>I want to major in mechanical engineering, and have taken IBDP; </p>
<p>My predicted is 39~40 (without +3)</p>
<p>ibt TOEFL: 118</p>
<p>SAT1 Score: (single) 2200</p>
<p>Sat 2 score: Math2 770 (others I took this november...)</p>
<p>EC: Internship at KOTRA (company),
Volunteer for summer holiday at hospital,
Creator of Electronic Music Composition club(1 year),
Technician for high school musical (light, music),
Technician for Disco Party (organized/lighting/music+gave earning to orphanage)
Wind Orchestra Member
MUN (3 years)</p>
<p>What are my chances for getting a scholarship? </p>
<p>I would like to attend American Universities, but the costs are really high...</p>
<p>I don't know any scholarship sources available...</p>
<p>There are not very many schools in the U.S. that are need blind for admissions (meaning financial need is not considered when you apply), AND meet full need (meaning that IF you get accepted your need as calculated by the school will be met). There are, I believe six such schools.</p>
<p>There are some schools that do give merit aid to international students.</p>
<p>There are some schools that do give need based aid to international students.</p>
<p>Many do not.</p>
<p>Re: “scholarships”…again, some schools award them to international students and some do not.</p>
<p>You need to check EACH website for EACH college you plan to apply to. </p>
<p>You also need to understand that your application for admission will be reviewed along with all other international students, typically a highly competitive pool of applicants.</p>
<p>“I am a Korean international senior student studying abroad”</p>
<p>If you are currently studying in the US, and the high school where you are has many international students, your guidance counselor can help you with this.</p>
<p>If you are currently studying at an “international school” in a different country, and many of the students from that school go to college in the US, the college placement counselors at that school can tell you about your options.</p>
<p>If you are currently studying at a local school in that other country, your best source of help is the local office of EducationUSA. Read through everything at their website [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/) and then use the search feature to locate the advising center that is closest to where your school is located [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/centers.php]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/centers.php) They will be able to tell you which colleges and universities in the US have admitted students who have graduated from schools like the one that you are attending, and they will know if those students received scholarships.</p>
<p>thumper1: what are some schools that give need-based aid? (39~40 is IB predicted grade out of 42, which I think is relatively high GPA when converted)</p>
<p>happymomof1: I am currently studying outside US, but I’m the only Korean in my school; Others are applying to Europe in general (Europeans…)</p>
<p>Another choice would be going back to Korea, but I want to </p>
<p>have a ‘global’ experience: once I enter, it’s very hard to maintain high GPA</p>
<p>as Korean students are very competitive…I don’t think I will be able to survive, </p>
<p>especially when top engineering schools (like KAIST) grade you “relative” to how well your colleagues are doing; </p>
<p>Thus, even though there are National transfer student programs, it is very hard to be chosen;</p>
<p>(If I go to Korean University now, what are my chances for studying at the top </p>
<p>Use search engines like college board and petersons.com to generate a list of colleges that offer needbased aid to intl students.Alsojoin an educationUSA educational advising centre if there is one near you.You mention that your colleagues are applying to Europe-if youre interested,look up Jacobs University Bremen,Germany(they have engnering+american system+degree in 3years+need blind+go to top US schools for grad school.also its not extremely competitive)</p>
<p>Top graduate schools in the US admit students from all over the world. That really should be the least of your concerns right now.</p>
<p>Since money seems to be a concern, you really should be looking at the options that you have in countries other than the US. Generally speaking, Canadian and Australian universities are less expensive than in the US, and the work provisions for international students with student visas are more generous than in the US. I don’t know about the EU, but since you are there, it would be easy to find out.</p>