<p>I am a she:)my englsih name is Rita. And I am not a National Taiwan University level student. Actually I am not even close to that. Taiwan is never the best place for education, what I am doing now is to see if I am able to study in the US. I am going to study journalism and languages by the way.
Yes I was looking at the instate rates. And yes I was very much underestimating the costs.
Okay so, let’s say the tuition per year is $42066. And, housing and boarding $10000(or should I say 15000). It seems like I definitely need a full tuition scholarship, so let’s talk about the tuition later. I have $33000 to pay for housing and boarding(since the money I have is not going to be enough for the tuition anyway). 10000<em>4=40000 or 15000</em>4=60000. I don’t mind living a poor life at all, and I would work my as off to earn the money that I need. Is that possible? Can I earn 10000-(33000/4)=1750 or 15000-(33000/4)=6750 per year? If so I don’t need to worry about housing and boarding right?
So I guess the point is the FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. I have to say that my scores are not the best, not even good. But my English is much better than the others. My Listening and Writing English score last year was over 100.(I got 87 on my TOEFL IBT, not good I know) Plus I was the only student in my school who makes friends with almost all the international exchange students in Taipei(the capital in Taiwan, where I live), and have hosted the foreign visitor to my school(american college students), I took them to night markets and stuff like that, I am the only one who is still writing letters back and forth with them now. And I am the only student that decide to start learning Spanish myself when the Taiwanese University Entrance Exam is about 100 days to go and everyone is crazy preparing for it every second.(might sounds stupid to you) I don’t say this to tell you how amazing I am, I just want to ask you if I am more competitive with this extreme enthusiasm in language and foreign stuff? I can’t imagine there is another high school student in Taiwan that wants to study in th US even as much as I do. I know my scores are not the best now, but I am almost sure that I will work harder than anyone else if a school just give me a chance to prove myself. What I am saying is, will this makes the school want to take me? I know that my scores are not good enough to get scholarships.So, is there any other ways for me to get other financial help?(which can cover full tuition) If the answer is no, I don’t mind going to community school. Can I still receive good education from a community school? How much will I have to pay? I would like to know more about community schools!
Thanks a lot, you guys are too nice, I can’t be more grateful to all your replies, which really help a lot. By the way, I have an American exchange student who is helping me as well, she is going to Yale next year! I hope we could figure it out. Thanks again.</p>