Hi everyone,
I currently attend a Canadian university and just completed my freshman year. I would like to transfer to the states while attaining as high a scholarship as possible based on academic merit. Would I be eligible for scholarships and offers from U.S. colleges based purely on my SAT scores? How would my freshman year grades be assessed, will my high school grades also count? Which schools offer the most generous scholarships to students in my category and what are the requirements for said scholarships? Could I possibly apply in the regular freshman admission process rather than transfer?
Thank You.
In most cases it’s unlikely that someone who’s completed freshman year at a Canadian college could apply as a freshman. Most likely almost everywhere you’d be considered a transfer student. Scholarships are hard to come by for american transfer students. For international students they are even less likely. Research likely colleges. Possibly you’ll find one that will accommodate you. Ask admissions at that college.
Simple Answer: Mathematically almost impossible, practically impossible.
Unless you are Harvard level student…I would say you are out of luck. Period.
International transfer students rarely get aid. It would be easier to get ‘need’ based aid if you are a strong enough student. Freshmen have the most aid offers and sometimes the only chance for aid. The colleges publish data on SAT scores and gpa for freshmen so it helps to give merit awards to attain top students for those scores that boost rankings. But transfers don’t affect that, I don’t think they publish SAT scores for transfer students, and there are little incentive for schools to give aid for that.
If you completed freshman year at a Canadian university you CANNOT apply as a freshman at a US college. You may get some scholarships at a 3rd or 4th tier US school but that is it.
Agree with much of what has been posted here. Your best bet, if you have your heart set on a school in the USA for whatever reason, is to finish your undergrad in the frozen north, and then apply to graduate school down here.