International looking for merit aid!! Please help =(

<p>Hi, I was wondering how much of a chance I'd have to receive a merit based scholarship at certain quasi safetyish schools...</p>

<p>Asian Male
SATI 770M 740R 700W
SATII 750Literature 750BIO 770Mathlv2 780 World His.
AP Eng Lang4 World His.5 BIO5
iBT TOEFL 117/120
ECS: Amnesty International (w. coordinating experience. basically organizing meetings/petitions/rallies with people 10 years older than me :P)
Sharing House (helping the survivors of the Japanese colonization of Korea)
Helping the mentally impaired</p>

<p>I was thinking of maybe </p>

<p>ASU
Fordham
U. of Rochestor
CUNYs
SUNYs</p>

<p>I thought instead of applying to really good schools who offer need based aid to internationals (which is pretty damn competitive), I could aim for merit aid at a less prestigous school.</p>

<p>Any other suggestions?
Thanks .</p>

<p>If you’re going to apply to safeties, there’s no real point of coming to America. I’m sure in your country (unless you live in a war torn area) there’s definitely a better university for cheaper and better education. But that’s my 2 cents.</p>

<p>If you really love America that much, I’m afraid that most schools don’t give too much merit aid for internationals. State universities don’t give much merit aid do they?</p>

<p>^^
You’re absolutely right, actually. But most Korean colleges don’t accept SATs. I had to choose between a Korean or an American school when I was a freshman, and I chose this. I did apply to one college that does accept SATs and APs, but it’s pretty competitive as well, and by no means a safety.</p>

<p>I don’t really love America, by the way.</p>

<p>As a general rule, international undergraduate students are usually not eligible for aid (need-based or merit) at most public universities, as their limited funds are usually restricted to citizens.</p>

<p>For example, you are excluded from receiving any of the major school-sponsored scholarships at ASU:</p>

<p>[Resources</a> for Students at ASU](<a href=“http://asu.edu/international/aid.html]Resources”>Home | ASU Global)</p>

<p>Most of the private scholarships at ASU also have citizenship requirements, and for the few that don’t, you will be competing against citizens for relatively small dollar amounts (under $1,500). </p>

<p>It might be easier to find merit aid at private schools that are actively recruiting international students.</p>

<p>Apply to the Macaulay Honors Program at CUNY Hunter. I’m there now and it’s amazing! Free single room in NYC (25th street too), free new shiny macbook pro’s, $7500 grant money, full tuition, arts pass, etc. You can’t beat it. Not exactly a safety for anyone though even with your stats. Also considering your an international that’ll make it a lot harder too as it’s almost all New Yorkers.</p>

<p>[William</a> E. Macaulay Honors College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaulay_Honors_College]William”>William E. Macaulay Honors College - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Cheers,
Mike</p>

<p>There is alot of public universities that offer merit based scholarships. Louisiana State Univeristy,University of New Orleans,University of Louisiana,Univeristy of Alabama…</p>

<p>This colleges will give you full tuition scholarships…</p>