<p>I'm so confused here on my choice of schools i want to attend in US.
I'm an INTERNATIONAL STUDENT and want to study electrical engineering in the scientific schools and computer science and economics in the liberal arts schools. But my SAT 1 scores were not good and i dont have enough money to write again. I had 1730
Critical Reading - 570
Maths - 570
Writing - 590 </p>
<p>My problem is that my parnets can pay only $ 3000 dollars a year toward my university education and the schools im applying to are
- MIT
- CALVIN
- AMHERST
- COLBY
- MACALESTER
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE- MOOREHEAD
- BEREA COLLEGE </p>
<p>What are my chances of being admitted and obtaining full financial aid in these schools.</p>
<p>I will be extremely happy if you can deliver a helping hand.
thank you.</p>
<p>sadly - you don't stand a chance at amherst and mit with those scores- don't know about the others...
"i dont have enough money to write again. I had 1730"
It would be much wiser to invest in paying for a sat again instead of finding yourself in some university which doesn't give you any aid.
Because with those scores you'll probably end up in such a situation.</p>
<p>If u want you can apply to university of southern illinois at carbondale- it gives scholarship to international students and is not very choosy.</p>
<p>Man, I will be frank with you. Your SAT scores are way way below average. Take them again! And with you asking for full-ride its all the more difficult. Where are ya from?</p>
<p>u really have..One person previous year got there with the same score (frm Nepal).but the prob is only one person is taken from a country. write good essays and apply with the score. if u can give sat one more time (its just 68$ which can eventually save u thousands in the future)
And yr sat score aren't below average! Average score is somewhere like 1500</p>
<p>Nope.......THE guy i was talking about from Nepal had 1700 and the guys with 2100 also applied but who got selected?? 1700 one.....
Look at the irony!!!!!</p>
<p>I think with your SAT scores you'll have a hard time at any schools you listed, if you don't have any spectacular hook to offer. </p>
<p>I actually hate to chance people but in this case... I think you should just save your time for MIT, Colby and Amherst.
MIT takes about 4% of all international applicants and most of them received international distinctions, medals at science olympiads etc. If you don't have something like this it's almost impossible at MIT as an international, especially with your SAT scores.</p>
<p>At Colby about 900 internationals applicants competed for less than 10 fin aid packages last year...so go figure how big your chances are with below-average SAT scores (below-average for this particular school, I mean)</p>
<p>Amherst is incredibly selective and almost as difficult to get into as HYP etc. Granted, SAT scores are not everything but given the fierce competition (especially if you're international and asking for a lot of aid!!), your chances are close to zero.</p>
<p>Don't forget, though, SAT scores are not everything and the only people that do not have any chance are those who don't apply. However, I think that paying the app fees would be a hardship for you, so you should seriously consider whether you want to invest this money this way.</p>
<p>P.S. Have you considered SAT optional schools?</p>
<p>Actually, MIT does indeed consider the TOEFL. In fact, according to MIT admissions rep Matt McGann, they even suggest that students who are currently living and attending high school in the US but who speak English at home consider taking the TOEFL. It CAN make a difference, not just at MIT but at many colleges, especially if your writing/reading test scores are below 600 or so. Unfortunately, it is probably too late to take it for this year's admissions at this point. </p>
<p>To the original poster: The input you have received here is off base. Berea, Calvin and Concordia often take students with test scores close to yours, and even below yours. I also personally know students who have been admitted to some of the other schools on your list with test scores in your range. As someone wisely said above, test scores aren't everything, and they are often of far less importance than you would think just from reading college confidential. Don't give up hope, and good luck.</p>