<p>i am anb international student, my test scores are :
sat1: 2280(math:740, writing:740, critical reading:800)
sat2: bio:800 phy:800 chem:780
i am a member of the Debating Society, along with other extra curriculars... will gett excellent references
do i stand a chance at getting a scholarship in a top college?</p>
<p>With scores like that you should be in very good shape. Make sure you apply to several (read 4-8) schools. Always include a safety school that you will place very high in (90% of the colleges out there considering your scores).</p>
<p>ppl.. all help will be appreciated!!!</p>
<p>From what I've gathered reading here an CC aid for international students really depends on the school. Your scores put you into play at the top schools, but many of these offer need-based aid only. If you are looking for merit aid, there are some fine schools that might be considered second-tier at which you could receive both a scholarship and an excellent education. Hopefully someone with more specific knowledge than I could recommend particular schools which give merit aid to international students. If you have great need, the very top schools tend to be quite generous but gaining admission is difficult and more than high scores become necessary in order to stand out.</p>
<p>That is quite true. Most of the Ivy's or near-Ivy's award based upon need alone. They have students with such high credentials, it would be difficult to differentiate for merit purposes. But there are hundreds of schools if not thousands that would jump at a chance to give such a student a boatload of money regardless of need.</p>
<p>What I always recommend to the people I work with is to apply to at least 4-6 colleges. 1 should be a safety school (you know you will get in no matter what). With scores like his, it could be about 90% of the schools out there. 3-4 should be core schools (schools where you will place in the upper 25%-50% of the incoming freshman class). 1-2 should be stretch schools (these schools would likely be Ivy's or near-Ivy's in this student's case). If applying to several Ivy's or near-Ivy's, it's always a good idea to expand the number of schools you are applying to. Wisdom would suggest more options when the competition gets much tighter.</p>
<p>You can get an excellent education at practically any accredited college. As a matter of fact, USAToday ran a story last spring about the number of top executives that were coming from the "no-name" schools as compared to the Ivy's. I am not a big fan of recommending chasing the "big-name" schools. It just is not a sound financial decision. Options and diversifying the schools of application are the wise way to pursue school admissions.</p>
<p>Also, make sure that the schools you are applying to have good financial track-records.</p>
<p>there are certain colleges that give good aid for intl students, you have to google on it, off hand I know Grinell, Knox, Beloit, Hiram. They not Ivy's but you will get great education and some merit money there.</p>