<p>I am international student...Do the chances of getting into a gud college depend on the college in which u are studying presently. I got into two coll. one is asking for 12000 and the other 23000 but the one asking for 23000 is far better....Will my paying extra for one year turn out gud when applying for transfers......and i go less aid becuz i was down with fever for two months and completed my application just a few days back after most of the aid had already been distributed......pls advice..</p>
<p>you know this abbreviated writing becomes really irritating because it makes it difficult to understant that point you are trying to make. Here is my testing for understanding.</p>
<p>first of all "good" financial aid is a relative term. What your family may consider to be good aid, may not be what I consider to be "good" aid.</p>
<p>The school determines your aid and what your EFC based on the income and assets of you and your family. What the school feels you can afford to pay may not be what you/your family feel that you can afford to pay.</p>
<p>You are an international student.</p>
<p>you have been admitted to 2 schools. One is 12000 out of pocket and the other is 23000 out of pocket.</p>
<p>-is this 12000 and 230000 per year or over the cost of 4 years.</p>
<p>you state that the 23000 school is "better".</p>
<p>you state that your parents will be able to pay for 1 year.</p>
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<li>at which school?</li>
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<p>to me this is not a good strategy because if they cannot afford subsequent years you are going to be in between a rock and a hard place. Unless there is a considerable change in your income, your EFC is not going to radically change. then what? </p>
<p>As a prospective transfer students I see the following obstacles:</p>
<p>Many schools have limited if any aid for transfer students (those that give generous aid to transfers are the most competitive schools as far a admissions).</p>
<p>Many schools with generous aid to transfer students take in very few students as transfers .</p>
<p>You will still be an international student in the admissions process so your ability to pay will still be a factor in admissions.</p>
<p>Given the fact that a large number of freshmen have over enrolled in many of the most competitive/generous financial aid schools (to the point that they are not taking students from the waitlist), transferring and getting admitted is going to be pretty slim.</p>
<p>If you have just completed your application a few days ago, it may be difficult to get a transfer as students currently being contacted regarding their transfer status.</p>
<p>good luck to you.</p>
<p>thank you for spending so much of your time in writing this answer. it has helped a lot....i am able to afford upto only 12000 per year.....and the costlier college which requires 23000 will not be suitable at all....though i was very much eager to go nto it as it is far better i have to face it tht it far too costly for me.....i will go to the lower 12000 college and will try for a better one next year......i m also plannin on taking a drop year as the college said tht my application was gud and they wud ve given me more aid had i completed my application earlier.....unfortunately i completed it only a 2 weeks back which made my scholarship chances slim hence a the grant was out of the remaining they had.....anyways thank you very much..</p>
<p>I wud also like to know if the level of ur college in which u attend ur first year affect ur application thus ur chances or do the colleges not see the transfer students previous college.....</p>
<p>Pratyush. We are OLD people. If you would like us to reply to your posts, please write us in standard English, complete with periods and capital letters and standard spellings, as far as is possible. It is hard for us old people to understand your shorthand. Thank you.</p>
<p>anxiousmom,</p>
<p>Thank you!!</p>
<p>pratyush:</p>
<p>your financial situation also affects your ability to obtain a visa to study in the US. If your costs are clearly not covered (by the college or your family's personal assets), the US State Department will not likely approve a student visa.</p>
<p>you seem to have the idea that you can attend the first college (which will cost your family the $12,000) and then apply to the second college again next year and you expect a better package. The type of financial aid you will get as a freshman applicant may be radically different than the financial aid you are awarded as a tranfer student, if you get admitted at all. As sybbie said, transfer admissions can be much more difficult than freshman admissions.</p>
<p>When you say you are going to take a "drop" year -- what do you mean? Are you referring to a gap year (where you don't attend school for a year)?</p>
<p>If so, I am completely confused by your plans -- you say you would attend the less expensive school, take a drop year and transfer to the more expensive school. That doesn't make sense. Either attend the less expensive school or take the gap year.</p>
<p>It might help if you told us the two schools -- we could tell you what their reputation is for financial aid, admissions for transfers and how the two school compare.</p>