<p>Khalid-- Most schools do not offer athletic scholarships. Only those universities who compete at the most elite level (Division 1) are permitted by their athletic governing body (NCAA) to offer athletic scholarships. The less athletically competitive schools (Div 2 and 3) are prohibited by the NCAA from offering any athletic scholarships.</p>
<p>And soccer has so many domestic recruits that there are few, probably no, teams, that give full tuition scholarships to any player. Soccer players tend to get a partial tuition scholarship at best.</p>
<p>My nephew was recruited to play soccer by a Div 3 school–he got no money at all.</p>
<p>Take the SAT late in your junior year of high school. Study hard and have the highest possible GPA. This will increase your chances for college acceptance, and at some schools make you eligible for merit aid. A full ride might not be a possibility, but tuition might be.</p>
<p>At this point you don’t have enough info to know which schools will potentially offer you merit aid as an international student. Plus it’s two years until you are going to apply to college, and policies might change.</p>
<p>wayoutwestmom so you think I will have better chances in schools of Division 1?. thumber1 I’m senior student and this is my last high school year. I’m going to graduate in June 2014. And I’m already studying hard and hope that will get a great scores. But anyone knows about chairties or donors who help Int’l students?</p>
<p>Khalid, you are now 16. When you graduate high school you will be 17. Yes, some college freshman are 17, but the vast majority are 18…or close to it. </p>
<p>But I digress.</p>
<p>If you are already a HS senior, what ARE your GPA and SAT to ACT scores. Coming from another country if English is not your first language, you may be required to take the TOEFL as well. </p>
<p>Your GPA and SAT scores are what will determine your eligibility for merit awards…and your potential to get accepted. Did you already post those…and I missed them?</p>
<p>The BEST scholarships are awarded by the colleges directly. </p>
<p>What EVERYONE here is trying to tell you is that FULL RIDES are not plentiful for ANY students, and they are even less plentiful for international students wishing to study on the U.S.</p>
<p>Div II does offer athletic scholarships, but the numbers are less. Div III doesn’t offer any. The Ivy League is Div I, but doesn’t offer any.</p>
<p>Your chances at a Div I school are very low since many/most Div I teams only field “club soccer” for Men because too many of their Mens’ scholarships have to go to Football and Basketball as “full head” and the remaing Mens sports (swimming, track, etc) are split scholarships. </p>
<p>Charities and donors that help int’l students thru college would be found in your own country. Rarely would such scholarships be found here.</p>
<p>There are a few public universities in the US that have reasonable out of state tuition. The most prominent ones are some SUNYs in New York State, and a number of ones in the Midwest US and in North Dakota. However, they still would cost $25,000 to $30,000 a year, not including travel.</p>
<p>When is your appointment at the EducationUSA office? Here is the contact information for the offices in the UAE: <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/UnitedArabEmirates[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/UnitedArabEmirates</a> If you can’t visit in person, pick up the phone and call them or send them an email and ask for help. They will be able to help you find out which colleges and universities here have admitted students like you in recent years, and whether or not those students have received the kind of financial aid that they needed.</p>
<p>You need to know that even if you do get a big enough scholarship to cover your tuition, fees, housing, meals, etc. your visa application will be denied if the visa officer doesn’t believe that your scholarship and your family funds will truly cover all of your expenses including travel to and from the US. So make certain that you can cover all of the Cost of Attendance as listed on the college/university website, and adjusted for the true cost of transportation from the UAE to wherever it is you might be studying.</p>
<p>You also should be reading through the International Students Forum. Look for anything posted by b@r!um on the topic of finding financial aid. She is one of the experts on that topic there.</p>
<p>Actually I wanna thank everybody who’s trying to help :)</p>
<p>thumper1 we didn’t start the first term yet, so I don’t have GPA score yet (for the senior year). And I didn’t have the SAT or ACT test. And yes I’ve got that full ride scholarships are not plentiful.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids so I should look for Universities of Div II?. And is there a University offers some great scholarships for Int’ls soccer player?</p>
<p>charlieschm I will see</p>
<p>happymomof1 Actually I don’t have an appointment. And if I call 'em & I inqure about the possibility of studying in U.S universities, they would ask me about my scores like GPA, SAT,ACT etc. And I don’t have any of 'em yet. Or they won’t?
And is there criteria for the Athletic scholarships?
Lets say I got scholarship for my high scores in GPA,SAT,ACT. Could I get an athletic scholarship as well?. So I would get two scholarships.</p>
<p>Most colleges do NOT stack different types of financial aid awards…some do, but not many.</p>
<p>When exactly do you plan to take the SAT or ACT? Most of the more generous scholarships have early application deadlines for admission as well as early deadlines IF a separate scholarship application is required. Some of these are as early as mid-November. Many have a deadline of December 1.</p>
<p>Another thing you need to understand. Many colleges are need aware for international students. This means that your ability to pay is considered when your application for admission is reviewed.</p>
<p>The sooner you meet with them the better. Most of the people they meet with don’t even know they will have to take the TOEFL/ACT/SAT, etc. so it is not a problem if you don’t have any scores yet. When you do have the scores, it will be helpful, but right now you still need a lot of very basic information, and the scores aren’t necessary for that.</p>
<p>Some students do get partial scholarships for grades, and partial scholarships for sports and partial scholarships for whatever else. But don’t count on that. Your best chance at getting the kind of money you will need is by having excellent grades and exam scores.</p>
<p>thumper1 I think I will take the SAT or ACT & TOEFL squarely after the graduation, so I’d have time to prepare for the test.</p>
<p>happymomof1 I think I will call 'em & ask 'em few questions about the possible Universities. And I’m already studying hard and hope to get excellent scores. But I still wondering about the scholarships (the athletic scholarhship & grades scholarhsips) when the University is going to give me scholarship. Is it right after the admission or while I’m enrolling they’re going to tell the possible scholarships that may I get</p>
<p>After you apply and and after you have submitted all the financial information the school requires, if you are accepted. the school will send you a statement that will tell how much merit aid (grades-based scholarships), athletic scholarship and need-based aid (if any) they are offering you.</p>
<p>You will know how much aid the school is offering you shortly after you’re accepted and before you agree to enroll in the school.</p>
You can’t take your entrance exams after graduation since applications will be due long before that. And as Thumper said, unless you are a recruited athlete, you will not be getting an athletic scholarship. The recommendation to go to the reruited athlete forum is a good one so you understand the process. You don’t just apply to a school, then join the team and get a scholarship.</p>
<p>If you plan now to take a Gap Year, you could fit the SAT/ACT/TOEFL in after graduating from secondary school, and before beginning the college application process. Talk that option over with the people at EducationUSA when you meet with them.</p>
<p>thumper1 I will start my senior year in 8/September/2013, and I will graduate in 13/July/2014. Sorry I told you I’ll graduate in June, i wasn’t sure. And I plan to go to college immediately after graduation (I don’t want to take a Gap year).
And how I can get recruited?</p>
<p>3bm103 how, i didn’t understand that?. Why I can’t take the SAT or ACT & TOEFL after I graduate?
And I will check that forum.</p>
<p>happymomof1 no i don’t want to take a Gap Year now. how would I take a Gap Year and I didn’t finish my senior year yet?, that would be a big mistake. And what do you mean by saying (If i took a gap year now. I could fit SAT/ACT/TOEFL in after graduating from high school)?. Is that means that my age(after graduation) don’t fit the SAT/ACT/TOEFL?</p>
<p>^ You will be applying to schools in 2-3 months from right now. You must have all of your test scores, etc completed by the time the application is due.</p>
<p>Most students in the US in your situation have taken or are taking the SAT in October 2013.</p>
<p>Applications (especially for scholarships) will likely be due December 2013 or January 2014. At that point, you must have all required testing done, essays written, and recommendations ready.</p>
<p>If you apply in Dec 2013 or Jan 2014, you will hear back in Spring 2014. You would then graduate July 2014 and start school August 2014.</p>
<p>If you take a gap year, you would not apply until December 2014 or January 2015. You would then begin school August 2015, a year after you graduated (hence a gap year). In the time between July 2014 and December 2014, you could study and take those tests.</p>