<p>Ok I am an international student from Egypt, and I have spent 9 years of my life in the U.S.. For my freshman year in high school I went to Basis Tucson which is the 9th best school in the U.S.. After my freshmen year I moved back to Egypt. I have also taken 3 Ap classes during my stay in the U.S. and have scored a 4 on all of them. I haven't taken a real SAT exam yet but I have tried the practice tests in the book and my scores fluctuate accordingly:</p>
<p>Math:680-760
CR:650-680
Writing: 630-660</p>
<p>Now I would really like to come back to the states for my college education but I don't have the financial capability for out of state costs.</p>
<p>So I would like you guys to give me some hints to schools with high scholarship money for international students.</p>
<p>Not sure if you mean scholarships or financial aid.</p>
<p>Merit scholarships are given by certain schools (not all schools and some don’t give scholarships to int’ls) Merit scholarships are based on stats (GPA and test scores).</p>
<p>Financial aid for internationals is only given by some schools. Financial aid is based on your family’s income/assets. However, most schools do not give financial aid to internationals. Some schools that will give such aid, only give small amounts or only give larger amounts to a few students.</p>
<p>How much will your parents spend each year on your education?</p>
<p>So, are you looking for big merit scholarships or financial aid?</p>
<p>If he’s interested in merit aid…this is usually based on a combination of grade point average (GPA), and standardized test scores.</p>
<p>Since he hasn’t taken a “real” SAT yet, and his GPA is unknown…it is hard to give suggestions of schools that will provide good merit aid to him. Scores on AP tests are typically not used to determine the awarding of merit aid.</p>
<p>Are you a rising junior? If so, then once you get your scores, we can better suggest schools.</p>
<p>What is your likely major?</p>
<p>how much will your parents pay? If the answer is little or nothing, then it’s unlikely that you’d be able to study in the US. Even those with good scholarships typically have to have family pay for some things…like travel, incidentals, etc.</p>
<p>Yes I am a rising junior. For my major I have narrowed it down to the following: biophysics, biomedical engineering, pre-med, or physics.</p>
<p>hmmmm, well my parents probably can’t pay much; my parents are divorced and both their montlhy income combined is a tad less than $1000 a month(I already converted to U.S. dollars, but in my country 1000 dollars is pretty good.)</p>
<p>One guy recommended me a college called berea and it seems like it is the only college in the U.S. that I won’t have to pay much of anything, but does anyone know about it or how good it is etc???</p>
<p>Berea is one of about seven “Work Colleges” in the US. Students work at these colleges in exchange for free tuition and room and board. You can read more about them at [Member</a> Colleges | <a href=“http://workcolleges.org%5B/url%5D”>http://workcolleges.org](<a href=“http://www.workcolleges.org/member-colleges]Member”>http://www.workcolleges.org/member-colleges)</a> These colleges were established to help young people who have no money get their educations. They don’t admit a lot of international students because there are so many US students who need the spaces. You should contact the admissions offices at each of them to find out whether you can apply or not.</p>
<p>You need to read through everything 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/) After that, make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center closest to you. There are two in Egypt. [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Egypt]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Egypt) The counselors at these centers can tell you where students like you have been admitted in the past few years, and where you might get good financial aid. You also should contact the Education Officers at the Consulates of other countries where you might like to study (Australia and Canada might work for you). They can help you learn about educational opportunities in those countries.</p>
<p>Hmmmmmm according to happymomof1 it seems like I might have better opportunities in countries like Canada and Australia, so are these countries that much easier than the U.S.??? If so what are some universities or colleges with high scholarship money for international students in these countries???</p>
<p>And since most of you guys think my scores are a tad low, what should be my goal SAT score to be in the safe zone???</p>
<p>None of us know much about opportunities outside the US, that is why I think you should contact the Consulates of any countries that might interest you. Here are a couple of websites that you could look at for ideas:</p>
<p>NOT totally true. This student is an international student. First, he is NOT eligible for any U.S. federally funded need based aid (no Pell, no Stafford loans, no perkins loans, no work study, no SEOG). Some schools do now award need based institutional aid to international students AT ALL…and that is what this OP is trying to find out. He wants to know places where he CAN apply for aid. Not every school allows this for international students.</p>
<p>And lastly…applying for aid does not guarantee that the student will receive enough aid to support their college costs. Some schools do NOT meet full need…they leave a gap between the family contribution and the cost of attendance. This is true at most schools regardless of the nationality of the student.</p>
<p>At this point, your stats aren’t likely high enough to get admitted to the top schools that give 100% need based aid to int’ls.</p>
<p>It won’t do you any good to get some partial aid or some scholarship that only pays for part of your college costs (such as tuition only) because your family can’t contribute enough to pay the rest.</p>
<p>Usually int’ls that have little family money to contribute cannot study in the US.</p>
<p>gregbob, are there colleges in your native country? Perhaps looking nearer to home would be an option. Many international students find that study in their native country is FAR less expensive than studying in the United States.</p>
<p>*how much would financial aid help me, I mean it has to be a significant amount, cuz I can’t even cover my living expenses… *</p>
<p>Again…it would depend on the college. </p>
<p>Most colleges do not give ANY aid to int’ls. Some only give small amounts. Typically only some of the top schools give good aid to int’ls and your stats aren’t likely high enough to get in. </p>
<p>So, unless your SATs come in at 2300+ and your a top ranked student in your class and you have a high GPA, and you have some great ECs, you won’t likely get accepted to the few schools that give big financial aid to int’ls. Even those students with such stats have no guarantees of getting in - especially as int’ls.</p>
<p>For instance, Harvard would likely give you full aid (covering all costs), but your chances to get admitted to Harvard is very small.</p>
<p>So, unless your stats are stellar, you probably will not be able to study in the US with your current financial situation.</p>
<p>Well to be perfectly frank Colleges and Universities in Egypt are horrible… they all rank somewhere in the 1700 range worldwide which is pretty terrible. So, by coming to the states I was hoping to achieve a better education.</p>
<p>I can understand your desire to go to school here especially since you lived in US for 9 years. </p>
<p>But, there isn’t a tuition fairy out there and the truth is that even most Americans can’t get the aid they need to go to college here. Wanting to go to college here isn’t enough. The cost doesn’t get covered by “wants”.</p>
<p>You don’t need to have it all (perfect scores+grades+rank+ECs). With my 2070 SAT and one high level EC I got offers in the 35k-50k range from four (including three need)aware) schools and smaller scholarship at other schools. Check out the schools that guarantee to fully meet your need, such as Oberlin, some Ivies, ect…I know other people from my school and various friends who got scholarships to go to top private unis or LACs. If you can get this Peterson’s Internation Student Guide book (not sure about the title but you can google that and lot of fulbright offices have it), you’ll see what the average FA amount for intl’ and the number of intl’ who got fin aid (and in some case the percentage of admitted intl’). You can PM if you want to have data about a particular school.</p>