Plus, you would need to actually get IN to those colleges. There is no “passing” score, such that if you “pass” you get in. Even a perfect score (not easy to achieve) is NOT a guarantee to get into any particular school, particularly those that are generous with financial aid.
@donnaleighg what is IN means?
The cost of attendance at Whitman College is $64,000 per year. Even if you got $40,000 per year, that would still mean your family has to pay more than $100,000 for your education. That is in addition to your travel costs.
Can your family afford this much?
If you aren’t starting college until fall 2019…your Profile for 2019-2020 is not yet available. It won’t be available for submission until October 2018.
When you did the Profile…where did you submit it to? and why?
The Profile currently available is the 2018-2019 Profile…and that is for students enrolling fall 2018.
Really…agree with poster upstream…get your undergrad degree in Russia. Do extremely well.
IN= accepted to the college
@donnaleighg what is IN means?
That means, you first must be admitted to the university, and then you must receive enough financial aid to attend. Two separate issues. Many international students are admitted to a school but do not receive enough money to go. This happens ALL THE TIME.
And for top schools like Amherst and Williams and even Whitman…MANY international students don’t get accepted at all.
At Amherst and Williams the acceptance rate is under 10% which means 90% do not get accepted. These schools are not a slam dunk for admission…and admissions for international students likely are lower.
Whitman has a higher %age of admission but even Whitman rejects far more students than it accepts.
How much can your parents pay for you to attend college every year. Start by answering that question!
“In Russia, if you have not ended your study year. it means, if you study not all year and pass 1 exam out of 2 it means if you want to go to another college you should enter for
1 year (course) again. and what you studied in last college is nowhere mentioned.
so thats means, can i enter to the United States college as a new student?”
In America, what counts is what you do - not the exams you take. You were admitted to a university in Russia. You attended the university in Russia. Just because you did not take or pass certain exams doesn’t mean you weren’t a university student.
That is why most schools will consider you a transfer student. Because you were a student in Russia until you stopped.
@donnaleighg, @katliamom, @thumper1
Thanks, everyone for very good messages, and I’m very sorry if my questions seem to you stupid.
So that means i haven’t a chance to study in the United States if i cant afford to pay for the education? Btw , my GPA is 3.6.
“So that means i haven’t a chance to study in the United States if i cant afford to pay for the education?”
Yes, that’s what it means.
Unless you find a university willing to offer you A LOT of financial aid. Which will be very, very hard.
To get a better understanding about how college admissions works in the US, visit the EducationUSA website at EducationUSA.state.gov. Then get in touch with the counselors at the advising center that is closest to where you live. There are four in Russia. The counselors can help you with the whole process.
You will need to have your university records formally evaluated. Some colleges and universities will also want you to have your high school records evaluated as well. I recommend that you use www.WES.org because their evaluations are accepted everywhere. Evaluations by other organizations aren’t accepted as many places.
It is not impossible for you to find a place to study in the US, but it may be very difficult. You need to have a plan to follow if you don’t study here.
Once more…how much CAN your family pay for you to study here?
What is their annual income in US dollars? Do your parents own a home?
Your 3.6 GPA is not likely high enough to guarantee acceptance to colleges that guarantee to meet full need for all.
You would need a really high SAT score as well.
I have to ask…does your country offer free college to students from other countries?
What is the matter with getting your undergrad degree at the very good Russian university? What was SOOOO wrong with it that dropping our mid year was a good choice?
@thumper1
My parent’s cant pay for my education, 4000$ per year that is max.
And Russian university isn’t free for international students. we have a lot really a lot of Chinese students there and some of them study with a scholarship. But in Russia the cost of the much expensive and prestige university - 5300 - 5500$ per year .
I stopped to study there, because of my political view. i just don’t want to live in this country. And to live in the United States were my dream for many years. So i start to make this dream come true.
My biggest mistake thats i believed that college will give me financial aid . i thought this is easy as in Russia.
You may dream about the United States, but you don’t know very much about it.
Education is VERY expensive here. Parents start saving when their children are small.
It is also VERY difficult for international students to stay in the United States after they finish their education here. Most have to go back to their country, unless they marry an American citizen.
If you’re serious about coming to the US, you should finish your education in Russia (or elsewhere) and then apply to graduate programs here. Most doctorate programs are funded, meaning you don’t pay tuition and earn a small salary, enough to live on if you’re careful.