<p>sixfoottall … i feel your pain. I ride my bike 40 minutes just to tutor $15/hour. International Students work very hard and it is unfair that many americans believe that ALL international students are rich and come from the diamond business. No, many are strong, independent and succeed although they have only 10% of the resources americans have. </p>
<p>Yes, it is amazing that american schools still try to assist us financially. Personally, if i really don’t get any help, i cannot continue here - sadly, but that should not and i don’t allow it to be the end… Plan B: i could always go back to germany or italy and study there … not the same thing, mais c’est la vie. </p>
<p>Are you applying right now or what happened to you? I’m curious!</p>
<p>my god…40 mins fr $15…dats awful…
i think that int’l students have to work harder than americans cuz its harder for us to get into US univs cuz int’l acceptnce rate is so much lower than the overall rate…so those int’l students who get into US univs must really deserve it…
i got admissions in imperial, ucl and oxford in the uk but couldnt get enough scholarships and so after completing my A lvls i’m now trying for US univs…we all have got troublesome lives havent we…</p>
<p>Do we have to submit the Certification of Finances along with the International Financial Aid Application or at a later date?</p>
<p>Also, I’m a bit confused as to what I should send along with the application. I’m sending my father’s monthly salary certificate but I can also send a bunch of cash certificates which I’m entering as my family Savings in the Asset Information section of the Intl Aid App. Should I send these?</p>
<p>If I get SAT scores like 1100 for CR&M and 1700 for all 3 sections, do i have any chance to get some scholarship or not in any decent college? I have got GPA of 3.6 and I also aim for TOEFL score of 80 at least.
If my scores are pathetic and i have no chance, i’ll only rely on athletic scholarship.
I can’t afford to pay more than 8000$.</p>
<p>angie85 was just asking everyone to be realistic guys wasnt being a Bit*h . apply carefully to colleges that are more likely to fund your studies rather than spend all your money/effort/hope only on the top most ones. LIke they say : if u r applying to 10 unis, make sure atleast 5 are with 75%tile SAT score that match your SAT scores. You guys have driven off a well meaning member who could’ve helpd everyone</p>
<p>you are right, and we all know the point that she is making. But you should take note of the tone of her post, and certain disparaging remarks she put across - it just came across as plain demeaning. </p>
<p>Anyone who wants to give an advice tat she wanted to give could have easily put in a constructive manner. Not her bullcrap ranting about how someone doesnt have good enough english and how all international students are just plain opportunist and expecting financial aid from US colleges and completely ignoring the genuine circumstances they may have (what a myopic way of lookin at society). </p>
<p>she is a b<em>tch for putting it that way. B</em>tch.</p>
<p>well since angie85 is not replying here anymore I guess she’s aware of her mistake now…i agree with sixfoottall, that perhaps she could’ve put it all in a nicer, more polite tone. But honestly, when i was reading some posts on the earlier pages, it’s a bit discouraging, if you will, to see some intl students posting general questions that are easily available via google. maybe they didn’t know better but, </p>
<p>guys, please Google. or yahoo, whichever rocks your foreign boats. most of the queries about which schools offer this and that, have their information online, and by asking them repetitively here makes you look ill-informed. gives the rest of us intl applicants a bad rep, ya know? so maybe that’s what angie85 was pointing at? I don’t know. </p>
<p>Also, jade22 i really admire your spirit. that bit about not letting your dreams go to waste was awesome. I, too, am applying as a transfer to both Smith and MHC. fingers crossed for the both of us! ;)</p>
<p>hello,
I am visiting the NL, and just got my admission to ISS, but struggeliing to get funding, how can I get in touch with you (education consultant in the Netherlands)to get your services.
I stay in Rotterdam, so get in touch and we can discuss some issues.</p>
<p>I agree partially with Jade22, it just doesn’t seem fair at all. Even the Asian AMERICANS are having a hard time, all because their ancestry is Asian (remember that Asians make up over 20% of enrolment in places like MIT, Harvard, UCLA, USC, etc., so no more affirmative action for them). But, adding on to what Jade22 has said, in the 1st place, how can SOME Americans have that kind of attitude that anyone who even thought about going to US must be some rich kid (i.e. “since our American colleges are so good, only the best/richest foreigners can think of entering our gates”). They forgot foreigners have dreams too. They forgot while they have the world’s largest economy, over half of the rest of the world can only manage meagre incomes, or worse, poverty.</p>
<p>However I still appreciate that many other colleges are still giving financial aid to us international students (whichever form I won’t mind, as long as I get something! LOL). Think about it, do British universities do (much of) that? My plan is to lean towards these kind of colleges, and then take out my life savings, the Citibank Student Loan, and external US-based scholarships to cover the rest (is there any other way?). After graduating from a Bachelor’s of Civil Engineering (maybe minoring in City, Community & Regional Planning) I will start work in my profession till I covered most or all of my college debts, then go to Graduate school to do my Master’s in both Architecture and Business Administration, all done in the USA.</p>
<p>I am an international student from Mongolia and my family’s annual income is around 10000$, and Indiana University is my dream college, but I am very insecure about if I can get enough financial aid. I have high 3.8 GPA and SAT of 1230 but all my ECs are counted in my country not in USA, as I was in USA no more than 6 months. Do you think I stand any chance?</p>
<p>I am not sure if I can receive an answer to my questions in this thread, but I have difficulties navigating in forums. ( this is the second forum in which I participate in )
I am applying for graduate school in USA in the field of Aerodynamics.
My GRE scores are not so grate:
V. 510
Q 790
AW 3.0
But I believe that my GPA that is 5.57 out of 6 ( it should be close to 3.71 out of 4, but I am not sure) and my previous scholarship from the DoD that allowed me to receive a pilot training by the USAF ( graduated successfully a few years back) will let me receive at least a few offers.</p>
<p>With that said I want to ask a few questions:
What are my chances to receive at least a few good offers from the Universities?
I am applying at Purdue University - already accepted, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State and Mississippi State - admitted for the previous year and trying again this one.
How long after the admission decision is made the offers will be send?<br>
Usually what is considered as a good offer?
Does the graduate students have enough time to work during their studies in order to help themselves?
What are the chances for receiving a student loan if the person already has a social security number, a credit score and a credit card/ bank accounts in US banks ( I think that the last time I checked mine, while renting my last flat I gad more than 93 % for paying always on time)?</p>
<p>What is the best way to check my current credit score?
When the admission decision will be posted? I was thinking that they have to be already out by now. The Georgia Tech increased the admission period for my specialty and a few others with two extra weeks in the middle of the season. Does anybody know something about this?
Also I am a second reserve in the Fulbright commission list of students in my country Bulgaria. I was wondering if that will help me in any way.</p>
<p>I hope that somebody of you guys will be able to answer at least some of my questions.
I have to admit that all of this waiting is making me go crazy.</p>
<p>hi every1 i am thrilled as well as sad i just got accepted inn penn law ,nyu,and William and marry i really wanna go to nyu for my llm but there are no options for loans or anything for international student without co signer i am currently in usa and will be here for a long time with my husband on his business visa i heard citibank was giving loans to international students but they have stopped it this year please suggest me what to do thank you all</p>
<p>@ QuandVousCroyez: I thought French universities were tuition-free?</p>
<p>In any case, I think that it’s pretty much general truth that internationals don’t fare very well in college admissions. Sure, there are some schools that have a high percentage of international students, but when you look at the average international student profile at those schools, you quickly notice that the students are not on the list of receiving aid. It’s bitter reality, but if you really want to stay in the US, it might work out better for you to get your Bachelor’s in your country and come here for grad schools. As far as my understanding goes, as a graduate student, you might be able to get paid for teaching as an assistant and thus make ends with the never-ceasing to-soar tuition. Pessimistic much? I think rather not.</p>
<p>Hi I have a question concering the visa interview and the finances. So I want to take a loan from a bank in my home country because its conditions are better than the ones offer by college. </p>
<p>So should I take the loan after having an interview for a student visa or should I take a chance and take the loan before the interview, assuming I’ll get the visa, in order to prove that I’ll be able to finance my education? Or is it possible to show them some kind of a pre-contract that I’m about to take some loans and if I get visa approved, I’m taking the loan? What would happen if I’d take a loan and my visa would be denied? </p>
<p>When proving parents’ contribution, should I bring them a statement about their salaries (coz we can pay in monthly instalments) or some kind of confirmation of an account with the cash that will cover expenses for at least a year at college?</p>
<p>Hi everyone. I won’t be referring to any previous posts, I simply would like to share something with you.
I am an international student and applied to colleges in the USA this year. I would like to encourage everyone, who is interested and who has taken SATs and TOEFL, to apply to good colleges and ask for financial aid. </p>
<p>There are a couple of colleges that are actually need blind for international students, so when they decide whether to accept you, they will not be looking at your financial aid request. And in case you get in, they have a look at your aid request, and give you the amount of money you need (or what they think you need).
Such need-blind schools are: Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, and a couple of others.
But there are also many schools (and you can see them on the first page of this thread) which are need-aware but give lots of money for internationals.</p>
<p>Why am I writing this? I got accepted to a liberal arts school which is not need blind, but offers financial aid for international students. Their tuition fee (with board and room) is 51,000 dollars/ year. And I would receive (if I decided to attend) 50,000 dollars/year in non-repayable grants from the college! I do not have 2100+ SAT scores, Im not an athlete, nor a legacy, and I’m not even so “poor”…</p>
<p>So, you should dare to apply for financial aid, and don’t forget that while bigger and better schools costs much more, they also have much more money, and therefore they are able to offer more aid…but always check their websites:)</p>
<p>Don’t forget; WE DO STAND A CHANCE IN THE USA!:)</p>
<p>great post. very inspiring I think it gives hope to a lot of internationals, hoping for a place to study in the USA (with aid, of course)</p>
<p>I’d just like to ask, how did you get the aid? (pleading with them for the aid, a stellar essay, amazing recommendations, etc…?) How did you “differentiate” yourself from the rest of the international applicants requesting fin aid?</p>
<p>As I remember ksanyee had stellar stats, I am more of an average, even maybe on the low side, seeing some amazing internationals here. I applied to couple of 3rd tier school and none of them gave me good money, so there is hope, but not this year hah</p>
<p>I am an average applicant I would say. I applied with a 2040 SAT score (620CR, 640W, 780M) which I wouldn’t call stellar… I’m not saying it’s bad but this is something that really anyone can achieve with practice and with enough time devotion. </p>
<p>I put a lots of energy into my essay (however, I started writing it only one week before the deadline) and I guess my recommendations were good as well. But I think this isn’t special. Who doesn’t spend days with their essays or gets nice recommendations? </p>
<p>Shannonz did you/will you apply? And what about Useraverage?</p>
I think it gives hope to a lot of internationals, hoping for a place to study in the USA (with aid, of course)</p>
there is hope, but not this year hah</p>