<p>Hello, I am senior in Virginia. I wish to go to Carnegie Mellon University and University of Virginia. I received 2170 on SATI and 4.2 for GPA. My family is from South Korea five years ago and got E2 visa. Both of my parents have been working and paying taxes. They also have social security numbers but I don't have one. Do you think I can get financial aid from UVA and CMU. Please give me accurate answers. This is very important to me. Thank you so much.</p>
<p>You will be considered an international student for both admissions and financial aid purposes. </p>
<p>According to the UVA web site they do not give need based aid to international students. They have some competitive merit scholarships for international students though.
[Answers</a> to Frequently Asked Questions, Undergraduate Admission, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/answers.html#aid]Answers”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/answers.html#aid)</p>
<p>I don’t think Carnegie mellon offers need based aid to internationals either:
Not sure about merit money - their web site is a little harder to navigate.</p>
<p>Swimcatsmom…would this student also be considered an out of state student for tuition purposes in Virginia since they apparently do not have permanent resident status?</p>
<p>Although Carnegie Mellon is need blind, they do not meet 100% of demonstrated need for even U.S. citizens!</p>
<p>I don’t know about the instate tuition for Virginia. That seems to vary by state.</p>
<p>Oh, that sucks. I thought I could be eligible for financial aid since both of my parents have social security number and pay taxes.</p>
<p>I thought having E2 visa makes me resident of Virginia. Do you guys know anyting about E2 visa and whether it is considered as permanent resident or not? By the way, thank you for answering my questions.</p>
<p>hello…</p>
<p>Do you know if you would have even qualified for financial aid? your parents income may be too high anyway.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each for college?</p>
<p>Someone with a visa is not a permanent resident.</p>
<p>*INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND NON-PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES</p>
<p>If you are neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of the United States, you must also submit the Financial Guarantee for Foreign National Applicants. Please see the international student page on the Office of Admission website. *</p>
<p>[International</a> Students, Undergraduate Admission, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/international.html]International”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/international.html)</p>
<p>Do you guys think that I get instate tuition for UVA??</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter what we think, you need to send an email to UVA, tell them your situation, tell them which type of visa you have and THEY will tell you what you qualify for.</p>
<p>You may qualify for instate rates, but you still won’t qualify for financial aid. So, will your parents pay the $20k per year for you to go there? You won’t get a student loan or work-study to help pay the costs.</p>
<p>I tried to find the email for the financial department but I only could find the email for the admission department. Do you know the email for the financial department?</p>
<p>To ask questions about whether you qualify for instate rates, you need to contact admission and tell them what type of visa you have and tell them your situation.
<a href=“mailto:undergradadmission@virginia.edu”>undergradadmission@virginia.edu</a></p>
<p>To ask questions about financial aid, you need to contact the FA office, but the info is already on the website. They don’t give FA to students who aren’t citizens and who aren’t green card holders.
<a href=“mailto:faid@virginia.edu”>faid@virginia.edu</a> </p>
<p>The above email address is on the UVA financial aid page website.</p>
<p>you mention on another thread about getting loans, but what American institution is going to lend money to an int’l student?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year for college?</p>
<p>My aunts can co-sign to get loan and my parents have ability to pay it back. I can also help them out.
Thank you for the information, and I understand I am not quilified for financial aid.</p>
<p>Ah…so your aunts are US citizens? Do they have high enough incomes to qualify to borrow large sums of money (like $200k)</p>
<p>One of my aunt is an engineer and makes over $120,000 a year. Also, her husband make similar amount of money. So I think they can help me out. I just want to know what are some colleges that I should consider. Can you give me the list of colleges that I can go?</p>
<p>UVA, Purdue, Wisconsin, …hmmmm</p>
<p>One of my aunt is an engineer and makes over $120,000 a year. Also, her husband make similar amount of money. So I think they can help me out.</p>
<p>??? Do you mean that they would be willing to GIVE you money or help you get loans? Big difference. If you think they will GIVE you money (a gift, not a loan), then you need to get that clarified NOW…how much they will GIVE you each year.</p>
<p>If they have children of their own, they may not be able to just GIVE you money, you need clarification on that. Many kids have posted that they have expected affluent relatives to help them with college only to find out that the help is nowhere near what they need.</p>
<p>What kind of jobs do your parents have?</p>
<p>You really need ASAP to research in-depth the regulations in Virginia on whether your family is eligible for in state tuition and for financial aid. If you look at the UVa supplement on the common appl, you can see some of the questions they ask to make that determination. </p>
<p>If you can be eligible for in-state rates at a Virginia state university, I would definitely take full advantage of that. Va. has a great selection of public colleges, beyond just UVa. If not, you might look for an out of state public university that has moderate tuition for non-residents, such as the State University of New York campuses or some mid-western public colleges. I assume they charge the same tuition for out of state residents as they do for non-citizens.</p>
<p>The third option is to find one of the few colleges that provide substantial aid to international students. That may include some colleges that have few international students but desparately want to have more.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I agree. The idea of big loans is such a bad idea. Big loans can RUIN a person’s adult life. And, burdening those loans onto immigrant parents is just as bad.</p>
<p>There are schools that would give this student big merit.</p>