<p>I'm an international applicant, and I've realised I haven't been looking into safety colleges at all. Can anyone recommend a good safety for someone pursuing biomedical engineering? Particularly in the research side of things.</p>
<p>Stats</p>
<p>ACT: 33
SAT Math II: 760
Phys: 740
Chem: 780</p>
<p>International academic recognition etc.</p>
<p>At the moment my only colleges are Stanford, MIT, and Georgia Tech (not sure about this one), and I realise these are all reaches for me.</p>
<p>Also, maybe a few match colleges as well. Preferably friendly towards intl. applicants in terms of aid.</p>
<p>*maybe a few match colleges as well. Preferably friendly towards intl. applicants in terms of aid. *</p>
<p>It’s going to be hard to find match/safety schools that give good aid to int’ls. </p>
<p>Georgia Tech doesn’t give aid to int’ls.</p>
<p>How much aid do you need? How much will your family pay?</p>
<p>Are you pre-med? If so, be aware that it is rare for an int’l to get accepted to a US medical school. </p>
<p>Lastly, are you firm on your major? That major limits your choices. Similar majors can achieve the same goal. A similar engineering major might get you merit scholarships at other schools.</p>
<p>We don’t have a GPA based system here, I asked my careers advisor if there was any way I could work one out to use on my application and she essentially said no. </p>
<p>Okay, so then forgetting about financial aid, what would be a good match/safety school? What about somewhere like illinois institute of technology?</p>
<p>And no, I have absolutely no desire whatsoever to do medicine. </p>
<p>I am flexible on the major, but that is the field I want to work in, so I would probably want a college with a good reputation in the biomedical field right?</p>
<p>The biomedE field usually requires a graduate degree, and many have their undergrads in other majors. You’re not likely going to get a good job in your field with just a BS in biomedE.</p>
<p>so then forgetting about financial aid</p>
<p>So,does that mean that your family will pay $50k per year for wherever you go? If so, then you have a lot of options. </p>
<p>If money is no object then…
Look at Purdue, Syracuse, UC Davis, UC Riverside, USC, Boston U, Texas A&M, etc, etc.</p>
<p>Have you considered Case Western Reserve. While not a true safety (100% admission for your stats), it’s highly likely that you would both get in and be in the running for merit aid.</p>
<p>“Preferably friendly towards intl. applicants in terms of aid.”</p>
<p>If you need financial aid, you do not have any match or safety schools in the US. Everything here is a reach. Period. Your matches and safeties are in your home country and/or the country where you will complete your secondary school education. </p>
<p>It looks like you have already done some research on this topic. Have you paid a visit to the closest office of EducationUSA? The counselors there will be able to tell you which colleges and universities in the US have admitted students like you in recent years, and whether or not those students got the financial aid that they needed. You can search for the office(s) in your country at this link: [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/centers.php#.TpYMT5sr27s]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/centers.php#.TpYMT5sr27s)</p>
<p>Hence why I said I wanted a uni with a good standing in biomedical research, so I can do my graduate degree with research there. But regardless, no medicine, completely out of the question at the moment.</p>
<p>Yes, I went to the EducationUSA office in Sydney, they said they had had a few students go to Harvard and MIT in previous years. They couldn’t really help me regarding safety schools though.</p>
<p>By the way, I’ve basically already got into the course I want, as they only look at our HSC (Year 12 Assessment) marks. It’s a combined bachelor in an engineering stream of my choice as well as a concurrent masters in biomed engineering, at UNSW, (ranked 46th in QS world rankings, so pretty reputable) taking a total of 5.5 years . I’m simply looking for options overseas as I am not sure about the state of biomedical research in Australia.</p>
<p>The reason why they couldn’t help you with safeties, is that there aren’t any for international students who can’t pay the full cost. It really is that simple. If you know how much your family is able and willing to pay each year, you can use the college search engines to find institutions in that price range and then see whether or not your academic profile fits. </p>
<p>You can also check the websites of each institution that offers your major field of study to find out what kind of aid is available for international students. Tedious I know, but often necessary. b@r!um who often posts about financial issues in the International Student Forum has written that she started with a list of 300 colleges and universities in her effort to find the right academic and financial fit.</p>
<p>Australia is a perfectly fine place for you to do your first degree. Once you get to know your professors, you will find that they have professional colleagues all around the world. Chances are that one of them will know someone who is working on something that you are interested in, and that someone will be happy to have you come spend a week/month/year in his or her lab - which will lead to other opportunities. There is no reason to believe that by studying at UNSW you will not be able to achieve your long-term goals.</p>