<p>Again, graduate students can get assistantships, but they are mostly reserved for students who are pursuing Ph.Ds. Assistantship funding for masters’ students does exist, but is less common and potentially much more competitive.</p>
<p>You would need to talk to individual schools about their assistantship policies and the percentage of masters’ students receiving that kind of aid.</p>
<p>I want to progress in my career, and that means keep studying. With a bachelor’s degree i’m not going to get that far…that’s why i want a MS. As i’m going to becomer an electronics or electrical engineer, the best jobs opportunities are in the california area.
I don’t belive i will be able to stay in the US if i go to school there. I’m smarter than that. I want to go to school there for the reasons i mentioned.</p>
<p>But how will you pay back US dollar loan making Argentine pesos and given the wages in Argentina? A friend employees many engineers there because the wage scale is so low.</p>
<p>Ok then, so you are saying i shouldn’t even consider a loan and do my best to get a schollarship.
How does it work? I have to apply to the schools i want,then if i get in, i start looking for one? Would i get help from the school i get in to “solve” my financial situation?</p>
<p>If you haven’t already done so, you should read through everything at [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/) Then you should make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center closest to where you live. There are several in Argentina [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Argentina#.T4IBqO119mI]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Argentina#.T4IBqO119mI) These counselors are expert at helping students like you. EducationUSA is a not-for-profit organization. Usually many of the services are free, and any fees that you might have to pay will be affordable for a student in your country.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>I didn’t know about educationUSA. Luckly there is an advising center in my city!. I’ll make an appointment as soon as possible!</p>
<p>Terrific! If the people there are like the staff I used to work with when I lived in Caracas 20 years ago, you will be in good hands.</p>
<p>Scholarships for internationals come from the schools themselves if not from your own country.</p>
<p>So if I do get in, they will help me financialy speaking…</p>
<p>Maybe, Maybe not. It depends on how much they want you to attend. If your stats and recs are top notch/high, programs are more likely to offer some money. (But it may not be enough to completely support you.)</p>
<p>As mentioned above, PhD students in engineering are much more likely get funding than MS students.</p>
<p>Ok then…so…maybe a scholarship,and if i don’t get it or it is not enough to cover 100% and i won’t be able to get a loan…i won’t be able to study at all?</p>
<p>Yes, most internationals are not given enough in scholarships to attend a US school. And big loans are not worth it or advisable for most. </p>
<p>Where are you going to apply?</p>
<p>I am not quite sure yet. I also didn’t have too much time to look for schools. For now I’m really excited about Berkeley. That would be the number one. Then Columbia and the University of California in San Diego…
Of course, i still have to look more…a lot more.</p>
<p>With GPA 3.4?</p>
<p>Yes,i know…those are the ones i’d like to go…that’s why i said i still have to look…</p>
<p>Just an example where other people look
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/texas-colleges/1310784-how-good-texas-tech.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/texas-colleges/1310784-how-good-texas-tech.html</a></p>
<p>Even with that gpa…shoudln’t at least try for the top 10 scholls?</p>
<p>Is this a good site to calculate gpa? <a href=“http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/[/url]”>http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/</a></p>
<p>By US standards, your GPA is rather average. </p>
<p>You might want to look thru this thread</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/1237555-2012-engineering-physical-sciences-admission-results.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/1237555-2012-engineering-physical-sciences-admission-results.html</a></p>
<p>It talks about the grad application process for physical sciences and engineering. Posters have include their stats and their results.</p>
<p>Another place to read/research is the Grad Cafe forum. (Google it.) There is a searchable results database (Survey) where students have posted their stats and where they’ve been accepted/rejected.</p>