<p>Im US citizen, born in California, but have been living in New Zealand for the past 6 years. I intended on enrolling fall 2011.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of scholarships for either international students, or students that don't have a GPA (my high school doesn't calculate it).</p>
<p>And i'm not a US resident </p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated or any other ways to reduce the cost of the college tution</p>
<p>Since you are a US citizen, do NOT call yourself an International. You aren’t an int’l. </p>
<p>You are an American!!!</p>
<p>You are eligible for scholarships that other citizens are eligible for as long as the school doesn’t require you to be a resident of a particular state.</p>
<p>There are many scholarships.</p>
<p>What are your test scores.</p>
<p>What are your grades? how is it calculated? On a 100 scale or what?</p>
<p>Grades in NZ roughly work out to this equivalent. I get mainly E’s and some M’s</p>
<p>Excellenct = A
Merit = B
Achieved = C
Not Achieved = F</p>
<p>So, your grades are probably about a 3.75 or so GPA.</p>
<p>What about your SAT or ACT scores? Include SAT breakdown.</p>
<p>You are a US citizen, which means that you are eligible for financial aid that is determined by the FAFSA. Sit down with your parents and run some of the FAFSA EFC calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and at [College</a> Calculators - savings calculators - college costs, loans](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Calculate Your Cost – BigFuture | College Board) If your parents aren’t US citizens or US permanent residents, then they won’t have filed US tax forms, so you will have to convert all of their financial information into USD in order to use the calculators. If they want to know how different factors are taken into account by the FAFSA formula, they can print out <a href=“http://ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/111609EFCFormulaGuide20102011.pdf[/url]”>http://ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/111609EFCFormulaGuide20102011.pdf</a> and work through the calculations by hand.</p>
<p>Since you are attending a local secondary school it is worth your time to read through the information at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.state.gov/) If your parents didn’t go to college in the US, they might benefit from taking a look at that as well. After you’ve read through it, you should contact the counselors at the advising center closest to you. There are two in New Zealand [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/NewZealand]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/NewZealand) If you can’t visit in person, find out what kind of help the counselors can give you by phone or email. They are the experts at helping students who have completed secondary school in New Zealand find good places to study in the US. If no one in that office has worked with a US citizen before, they will be able to contact a colleague in another office who has.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Yes…do try to determine your FAFSA EFC </p>
<p>Here’s a quick estimate…</p>
<p>Quick EFC
[FinAid</a> | Calculators | QuickEFC](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Quick EFC - Finaid)</p>
<p>This number is not the most a family has to pay. It’s just a number to determine if you qualify for any federal aid. Federal grants are for lowish income families, so if your family has a good income, then you probably won’t get any free aid. </p>
<p>Once you can answer the above questions, we can help you more.</p>