<p>hey guys! i need help.
stats:
international students
3.0 high-school GPA (accelerated high-school)
520 TOEFL
played indoor soccer and basketball at my high-school
i haven't take my SAT</p>
<p>intended major - computer science</p>
<p>i'm currently applying to:
- oregon state university
-Washington state university
- NJIT
- florida institute of tech.</p>
<p>can you guys tell me other university that don't need SAT and have financial aid for int. students? </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>[SAT/ACT</a> Optional 4-Year Universities | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional]SAT/ACT”>ACT/SAT Optional List - Fairtest) this is list of test optional schools. However I think it’s not a good choice when you need aid.</p>
<p>Here’s a list of relevant colleges from earlier this year. Things change annual. But should allow you to cross check with the SAT optional places to narrow down your search.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1502560-list-schools-give-aid-international-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1502560-list-schools-give-aid-international-students.html</a></p>
<p>Check each school’s Common Data Set, section H6, to see how much aid it awards to international students. Many public universities don’t award aid at all to internationals. Oregon State does, but the average award is less than $6000/year. The total cost of attendance is nearly $40K/year. Use their online Net Price Calculator to estimate your own out-of-pocket costs.</p>
<p>Earlham College (a private liberal arts college) is test-optional, although internationals must submit either the TOEFL or the SAT. More than 1/3 of Earlham students entering in 2012-13 had a HS GPA of 3.0 or lower. It appears that a high percentage of enrolled internationals receive financial aid. For 2012-13, the average institutional aid awarded to 185 international students was $23,286. The total COA for this year was about $50K/year.
[Computer</a> Science | Earlham College](<a href=“http://www.earlham.edu/computer-science/]Computer”>Computer Science : Earlham College)</p>
<p>Nearly all US colleges are need-aware in admissions (meaning your level of need may affect the admission decision). I’m afraid nearly any school that grants much aid to internationals may also be an admission reach. However, you may have a better shot at admission with adequate aid from a private college like Earlham than from most state universities. A small LAC typically will offer fewer courses but also smaller classes than a large state university.
[CTCL</a> Members | Colleges That Change Lives](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/list]CTCL”>http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/list)</p>
<p>*i’m currently applying to:
<p>???
do ANY of those schools give aid to int’ls??? Some might give merit, but you’d need a SAT score.</p>
<p>No school offers good financial aid for internationals for those stats. Many colleges will not admit you with that TOEFL score. Your best bet is to take a gap year, get involved in your community or achieve something meaningful, work on your English, and prepare TOEFL/SAT’s. ( Do NOT enroll in a university since you’d be considered “transfer” and international transfers don’t receive financial aid).
The universities you listed don’t offer financial aid to internationals.
How did you compile that list?
Depending on how much money you need, I agree that Colleges that Change Lives (post 4) may be your best bet. But for financial aid, you’ll need SAT scores and a much higher TOEFL (550 is the minimum many colleges will accept).
Is that 3.0 a “translation” you made or are you attending an American school?
Are you going to retake the TOEFL?</p>
<p>According to their Common Data Set files, all 4 schools the OP listed do offer aid to international students.</p>
<p>However, I would agree that the OP is not in a good position to expect aid from any of these schools (not with a 3.0 GPA, no SAT/ACT, and a late application).</p>
<p>tk: that’s what I meant. :)</p>
<p>MANY universities do not require the SAT from international students. The problem is that few of them admit them with such a TOEFL score and/or give financial aid.</p>
<p>The stickiest point is the TOEFL score, which is equivalent to about 68 iBT. Most universities require 71.
University of Nebraska-Omaha accepts 500 (although it would require some complementary ESL classes), University Nebraska-Lincoln wants 523 but would likely accept 520, University of Minnesota-Morris might, University Minnesota Crookston is okay for that score, Chadron State too.</p>
<p>How much financial aid do you need?</p>