<p>hey guys.this is my first post.
i am an indian and i hail from a very poor family.i have dreams of studying electronic engineering in the top universities of U.S.A.However i cannot afford the education and being an international student my chaces of getting scholarships and aid become very less.With financial help from my friends and cousins i managed to sit for SAT 1 and SAT 2 and i am sitting for SAT 1 again in October.</p>
<p>My stats:-</p>
<p>SAT 1:- 2100(670/750/680)(cr/math/writing)
SAT 2 :- 2330(780/790/760)(phy/chem/math 2c).
TOEFL:- Yet to take.</p>
<p>G.P.A:- 3.7.</p>
<p>Ec's:- Loads of local ones but i fear they wont be recognised.(president of club,student council,guitarist etc.)</p>
<p>I will be highly obliged if you can help me select best universities in which my chances of getting aid is 100%.I will then save money by only applying to those good universities.!</p>
<p>If you're really strapped for cash, you can write to some schools that you're interested in and ask for fee waivers for the applications. As far as financial info is concerned, look at some state universities because tuition tends to be cheaper overall, and look for schools that claim they will meet 100% of your demonstrated need. Also, I heard a story on the news a few months back about Stanford and Brown using their huge endowments to offer full tuition scholarships to any person who comes from a family with under something like $60k a year income. Obviously those would be reach schools for you, but it's worth a shot.</p>
<p>Only the top schools in the US offer to meet 100% of need, and only 6 or so are need-blind for internationals and meet 100% of need for internationals (Princeton is one.) Do a search on these forums and you'll find a lot of information about financial aid for internationals.</p>
<p>You have a good chance, even though it is pretty tough applying as international. You should try looking at the University of Texas at Austin, they have a really good engineering program and it's a public school. Good luck on your next SAT!</p>
<p>The fact that UT is a public school is irrelevant for anyone who is not a resident of Texas. For non-residents, the tuition for next year is about $29,000, and internationals are not eligible for aid at UT.</p>
<p>screwithla- do you think i have any chances in the colleges that you have mentioned ,that too with such an ordinary SAT score and seeking for 100% financial aid?? my friend was telling me that certain colleges dont even grant admission if asked for financial aid...Although i am applyin in EA. can you tell me a few GOOD colleges specifically that will suffice me.</p>
<p>The rest- Thanks alot for your co-operation and you replies.i am looking forward to get such helpful advices from you all in future as well!!</p>
<p>It will probably be very hard to get scholorships as a international student. To get into a top uni you will probably have to raise SAT score and have a great hook. You could also try the path my dad took which was go to IIT then after bachelors come to US for masters and PhD. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Harvard and Princeton do not have EA. Yale has Single Choice EA (i.e. you can apply early only to Yale. Williams, Middlebury, Dartmouth and Amherst do not have EA; they have ED, but that is binding - if they accept you, you have pledged to attend. You can only apply early to one of them. Only MIT has unrestricted EA.</p>
<p>These are among the most selective of all US colleges and universities. This year, they accepted fewer than 20% of their applicants; Harvard and Princeton accepted fewer than 10%.</p>
<p>They are also need-blind: with these specific schools, your request for financial aid does not affect the admissions decisions.</p>
<p>You need to begin researching colleges on your own - you need to read these boards, websites, etc; then, once you find a school you like, you need to research its aid policies for internationals. Your questions are much too broad to get any very helpful responses here.</p>
<p>how much money (US) do you think you will be able to come up with to pay for school? Including any money saved, earned, borrowed or coming from others?</p>
<p>The reason I ask is that if you can't come up with even enough money to travel to the US to attend school, you will find it very difficult to come to the US to go to school. </p>
<p>If you can come up with some money -- maybe $20,000/yr -- you might be able to attend a smaller state school or community college to start with.</p>
<p>It is very, very difficult for an international needing significant aid to be admitted with enough aid to attend. Make sure you have fallback choices in India.</p>
<p>lol IIT? isn't that like harvard in India? yeah, if you can get in there, I'm pretty sure it would be a good idea to just stay and get your degree</p>
<p>guys...i know that IIT is a good option.But do you have any idea as to how tough the chances are.out of 1000000 students sitting all over india for the toughest exam in Asia only 5000 get selected.</p>
<p>If financial aid chaces are less then can sum1 help me with some student loan programs that are not burdensome.???I mean i can pay back the amount with ease!!!!!!</p>