<p>Hey guys.i just wants to find out if AICE exams ( the alevel exams ) accepted by some unis is limited to only the CIE board or does it include other boards like AQA, OCR etc. I asked this because I did My alevels with different exam boards and I wonder if colleges will accept them or just the CIE ones . I intend to transfer the credits and maybe bypass freshman year. Any advice on schools that accept alevels from any exam boards will be highly appreciated.Thanks</p>
<p>Hey guys I just wanted to know more about financial aid…if some1 is from a upper middle class family but due to some reasons feel they need financial aid, could they be given financial aid like other students or would they be discriminated against?
Also, I wanted to find out are there other things that qualify one to gain financial aid, like maybe sat scores? So for some1 with an average sat score, would ey still be able to gain financial aid ?
Lastly do financial aid apply to international student they way eh apply to home students or is there any difference
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Thanks guys </p>
<p>First some definitions:</p>
<p>FA generally is used to refer to need based aid (grants, loans and WS).</p>
<p>Merit aid/scholarships can be based on scores, grades, talent, etc. Financial need may be a factor in awarding a merit scholarship, or it may be totally independent of financial need. It varies by scholarship, go to the Resources sticky thread at the top of this forum for a link to some merit awards for transfers. But as an Intl. applicant, you may not qualify.</p>
<p>Discrimination has nothing to do with it. Schools have FA calculations that they do to determine how much need based FA to give students. Be aware each school determines your need, it has nothing to do with what your family thinks they can afford. Colleges vary in how generous they are with need based FA, and they vary in whether/how much they give to transfers and Intl. applicants.</p>
<p>As an Intl. transfer, it’s very important to read the college websites to find out their FA policies. You can run their FA calculators to get an idea of how much FA they might give, but these calculators are for domestic fr applicants and may not apply to Intl. transfers.</p>
<p>Hey guys, what are some things you can advice some1 going to college to do before going to college.I mean like productive things they can be doing to make the most of the time…any tips would be highly appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>Buddy93 -</p>
<p>Did you track down the EducationUSA office in your country and talk to the counselors there yet? If you haven’t, do that. They can help you out with this stuff. <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/centers.php”>https://www.educationusa.info/centers.php</a></p>