<p>hey every one..just joined in today..it seems to be a warm and friendly environment n im so glad i joined in..basically im from nigeria and i want to study economics in any of the top 5 in economics in usa..i realy need help from the experienced ones on how to go about the whole process because i also really need a schorlaship..i really need advice and continuous guardiance..ild be so glad if anyone volunteers..ild be so gratefull.thanx for your patience</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Adeoye, the very top schools offer no or very little merit scholarship money, and financial aid is hard to come by for international students. It will be difficult, near impossible, for you to find significant money as an international student at a very top US school.</p>
<p>yeah, it's sorta the hard reality. I know some intl students who didn't get any fin aid at all......so all loans and work studies.........the rest depends on most likely ur guardians and u. But, I definitely believe there's scholarships available (although really really few) but just search a lot and hopefully u'll get some!</p>
<p>hi..tnx 4 ur opinions but i strongly believe drz still sum1 hu can offer distinct help to better this situatioin..pls regardless of wat any oda person myt ave said please leave a comment if u av anytin to sae.tnx</p>
<p>Harvard offers financial aid to international students, and I think a few other top schools do too. Check the websites.</p>
<p>From the Harvard.edu international admissions FAQ:</p>
<p>Does applying for financial aid affect a student's chances for admission?</p>
<p>No. Admission to Harvard is need-blind, by which we mean that a lack of financial resources and need for financial aid are not impediments to admission. Applying for financial aid does not jeopardize a student’s chances for admission, and foreign students have the same access to financial aid funding as do U.S. citizens.</p>
<p>This is a slight aside (since my experience agrees with posts #2 and #3 above, that it is very difficult for international students to receive financial aid at many top schools).</p>
<p>Adeoye, I know you are writing in a style not uncommon to students these days, but this is the Parents Forum. Here, most of us parents have a hard time reading what younger posters write if they use the slang writing style you have used. It was very hard for me to understand your post #4. If you are hoping to qualify for admission to a top US school, you will surely have to write your essays and communications in standard English, so maybe this will be a good place to practice. :) Just a suggestion: you might get more responses if parents are able to easily understand the questions you are asking.</p>
<p>Best of luck in your quest for admission!</p>
<p>Yes, adeoye, you're going to have to do a lot of hard work and research to find an affordable undergrad education in the US. It's just soo expensive. It isn't right that it's this way, but...that's how it is. The system isn't perfect, especially for internationals.</p>
<p>You have to remember that it's harder at some schools to get in as an international if you are requesting a lot of financial aid (schools that are "need-blind" will not take your financial need into consideration when deciding whether to admit you, but schools that are not need-blind can reject you if you request more aid than they are able to give you.) Decide how much you can afford to spend on college, decide how strong of an applicant you are, and then dive into a list like this (the top undergrad econ programs):
Agnes Scott
Allegheny
American
Bates
Bowdoin
Brown
Bryn Mawr
UC Berkeley
CULA
CArnegie Mellon
U of Chicago
Claremont McKenna
Columbia
Dartmouth
Denison
Hamilton
Harvard
Haverford
Heidelberg C
Hendrix C
Johns Hopkins
Lafayette
Macalester
MIT
U of Michigan Ann Arbor
Middlebury
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
U of Pennsylvania
Pomona
Princeton
Rhodes
U of Rochester
Smith
STanford
ST. LAwrence
St. Olaf
Swarthmore
Trinity College (CT)
Trinity University (TX)
Ursinus College
Vanderbilt
U of Virginia
Wake Forest
Washington and Jefferson
Washington and LEe
Washington U in St. Louis
Wesleyan
Whitman
Willamette
Williams
U of Wisconsin-Madison
Wofford
Yale
London School of Economics</p>
<p>Use collegeboard.com to see if you have a chance at a college on the list (if you can get in or not). Then go to the college's own website to see their financial aid info--to determine if they offer aid to internationals or not, and if so, if they do so on a need-blind basis.</p>
<p>Try Amherst, as well.</p>
<p>Thanks, mootmom. I thought I was the only one to find post #4 indecipherable. (I am so far behind the times!)</p>
<p>i am so sorry about that..basically wath i was trying to say was i would really appreciate if people still get their opinions in which is obviously the case..so i say thanks a lot to all of you.i really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Does the Nigerian government offer any scholarships for study abroad? Or any companies there? Also Nigerian Associations in US might give some small scholarships that are not tied to membership of that specific organization or area.</p>
<p>no they dont give for studies abroad..they only give for studies in nigeria..im so confident of getting a good schorlaship because i knw of some1 from nigeria who got a full schorlaship to mit..it isnt easy but its out there.l.its possible..tanx 4 all your help</p>