<p>Hi, I'm from a small country called Lithuania and my dream is to study in the US. The problem is I live in a family that makes less money than average and can't pay for my studies. Also my dream is to play football, I am very fit but i never played it, so I don't think I can get a scholarship. Could anyone advise me what to do?</p>
<p>Football as in American football or soccer?</p>
<p>Forget the football. It’s like saying you have a dream of swimming in the Olympics but you’ve never been in a pool. Oh, and just so you know, football in the US refers to the American game with the egg-shaped ball. European football here is called soccer. Just so we’re clear what kind of sport you’re talking about! </p>
<p>If you are an OUTSTANDING student (national, international awards, etc.) and have excellent SAT scores you could be a candidate for one of the few schools which will give you full financial aid. But those are elite private schools and very, very difficult to get into.</p>
<p>Studying in the US is very, very expensive. There is little financial aid for international students. Go ahead and read up on American education. But realistically, you’re better off focusing on the (free/very inexpensive) education available in Europe.</p>
<p>C’mon, it’s not like that “there’s an option: getting into Ivy, but it’s almost impossible so don’t bother trying”. It is possible.
If you are very very good student, with lots of extracurriculars and social commitment, just try for those first tiers and maybe you will get in - you never know 
They are able to give you 100% scholarship. There’s always a chance, so why don’t you try</p>
<p>What are your ACT & SAT scores?</p>
<p>become the next govenator or california. ja.
i’ll be back.</p>
<p>there are plenty of schools that offer financial aid to international students, I’m also an international student so I’ve been looking a lot into that.
As for the ivy league schools, no, you don’t need to be a super mega star in something, you need to be really good and competitive and be the best you can be.</p>
<p>[List</a> of Colleges offering financial aid to international students.](<a href=“internationalstudent-s.com”>internationalstudent-s.com)</p>
<p>that page has a list of colleges that offer need-based financial aid to international students</p>
<p>There are not many students from Lithuania that want to study in the US - that is just great for you! Remember that college websites always state ‘we have students from more than 40 countries’ or whatever? If you are the only student from your country (and there won’t be a lot, at least compared to some Asian countries), they might look at you differently than on others, because you can improve their admission statistics! If you write about your life (how you support your family, etc.) and really show how much diversity you will bring to campus, you might have a chance. The most important (maybe the hardest considering many qualified applicants around the world that never applied to a US school) thing is to TRY!!! Don’t let anyone bring you down, work hard, do your best and it can work. Good luck!</p>
<p>Well, your URM status will boost your chances,yet,you’ll have to score well on the sat (2200-2300+) and be among the top in your coutry(at least school) with stellar grades and spectacular extracurricular activities(sports+community service +leadership):which you can work on if you’re not senior;;then don’t worry about money:apply to top schools which certainly offer great financial aid and even the testing can be funded by the edcationUSA center in your country whcih you’ve better contact.
If yoy have the potentials and will add to the diversity of the colleges :money is no obstacle but you have not be excellent!</p>
<p>Greetings, tominkas. EducationUSA Advising Centers can be a great resource for students looking to better understand the possibilities for U.S. study. In Vilnius we have an excellent center that I encourage you to contact to learn about the different steps to reaching your dream: [EducationUSA</a> - Center Profile - Vilnius Educational Information Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Vilnius]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Vilnius) In general terms, the greater majority of U.S. aid & scholarship given each year (over $7.2 billion in 2009-10) to international students comes directly from the U.S. institutions. Last year in fact, over 1000 U.S. colleges offered at least $10,000 per year to international undergraduate students. 229 colleges gave undergraduate international students at least $20,000/year.</p>
<p>Is there a list of the colleges offering full financial aid available?</p>
<p>Harvard
Cal Tech
Yale
Stanford
Columbia
Dartmouth
Swarthmore
U Penn
Amherst
Williams
Duke
Chicago
Wellesley (if female)
Lehigh
Oberlin</p>
<p>These are the schools that are able to offer you full financial aid.</p>
<p>Our EducationUSA Advising Centers can assist undergraduate applicants in their applications to these schools. There are actually 146 US colleges that offered full funding to international undergraduate applicants last year. Please contact & visit your local EducationUSA Advising Centers to find out more: [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://educationusa.info/centers.php]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.info/centers.php)</p>
<p>Thanks @lk65ty5rt4!</p>
<p>Unfortunately my nearest center is rather a long journey so if I emailed them would they be able to send me the list or would you please @EducationUSAtips?
No worries if you can’t.</p>
<p>Hello @butterfliesfly. I know our center located at the US-UK Fulbright Commission in London does a lot of phone consultations with students, as well as a outreach events around the UK, and virtual events as well. I’d recommend contacting them directly and giving them a sense based on your academic/financial profile as to which schools might be able to meet your needs. Good luck!</p>
<p>@lk65ty5rt4: where did you get that from??</p>
<p>^ Those are some of the “standard” recommendations for international financial aid applicants, but that list is by no means exhaustive. There are several dozen more colleges in the US that are willing to fully fund international students.</p>