I’m concerned about need based financial aid to the international students with a reasonable higher acceptance rate.
Here’s the list:
Bates College
Brandeis University
Colgate University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Lafayette College
Middlebury College
New York University
Reed College
Union College
University of Chicago
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
Please provide more information. What are you areas of academic interest, stats, etc.?
@doschicos I’m interested in economics, business, I’m not sure how to convert Indian percentage to GPA, but let’s take it as 4.0 since I’m in top 5%. I’ll be giving my SAT for the first time in December so not sure about that. You can also add and suggest the colleges. thanks, and please ask more questions if it helps.
Harvard doesn’t have undergrad business, as you probably know.
yeah i know
A key element that the OP should also mention is that s/he is from India and requires a lot of FA.
Of the LACs in your group, Middlebury, Colgate and Hamilton might be those with the strongest economics departments:
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.uslacecon.html
Several LACs – Amherst, Hamilton, Williams, Wellesley, Grinnell and Carleton – participate in a certificate program with Harvard Business School and may be of particular interest to you:
From the above, Grinnell would be especially notable for its high percentage of international students, well-funded financial aid programs and relatively accessible admissions, and might be a good addition to your list.
OP, no need to worry about whether the school has an undergraduate business program as an economics degree from a top school will achieve the same outcome.
can anyone explain what “OP” and “FA” is?
@merc81 thanks, man! I’ll definitely consider it.
OP = You, the Original Poster
FA = Financial Aid
OP. Original poster. In this case, you.
FA. Financial aid.
oh okay, thanks
What are your safety schools? Schools in India? None of the schools on your list have ‘reasonabl[y] [high] acceptance rates’ for international students seeking financial aid. Reed, for instance, admits less than 6% of aid-seeking internationals.
I’d definitely get rid of NYU; their financial aid is terrible.
Re #3, Harvard College students, btw, also have access to Harvard Business School through the certificate program mentioned in reply #6, providing them the option of a limited – but renowned – business program on the undergraduate level.
This too.
@International95 “Reed, for instance, admits less than 6% of aid-seeking internationals.” can you please provide me with the source of this statement. thanks.
For an international who needs a lot of financial aid and is from India, that’s not a list to cut actually. You may even end up with zero admissions due to the financial aid factor, so, Id actually add 2-3 universities with merit aid.
I have this information because I attend Reed and am friends with student interns at the admissions office. I’d recommend that you email Reed’s admission office to verify this statistic, as institutional research does not release this information on its website.
Some schools include this information on their FAQs. In the case of Vassar (https://admissions.vassar.edu/apply/answers/international.html#assist):
“Each year, over 850 international students apply for admission and financial assistance, and 35-45 are admitted with funding.” That’s an admission rate of 5%.
Schools that have engineering programs and smaller aid budgets, like Lafayette, are probably even more competitive, to be honest; LACs don’t typically have engineering programs, and those that do tend to be even more difficult to get into with financial aid simply because of the large amount of interest in this discipline from Asian countries. Also take the advice of @MYOS1634 and apply to as many schools as you can. Do cut out NYU, and Harvard (unless you have an exceptional profile – I think doing ‘it might happen due to luck’ apps is a waste of time, particularly if you come from India or China). Add other LACs.
Good luck!
merc81, I am curious how that certificate works in the context of a rigorous college. I assume there is no college credit and Harvard and other students are already carrying a full course load. How exactly does the certificate work? Is it a MOOC? Is it graded? I doubt that the certificate resembles an actual undergrad business program but am wondering how it is possible and whether it counts at all for credit toward graduating or toward a concentration.
I believe that it counts as a concentration with online classes. Students would add these classes and count them as part of their schedule.