International Student looking for full ride

For UAH a 4.0 gpa and 1520 is a full ride apparently

Check out Earlham college

It doesn’t have AeroE or MechE

If you are international, then AeroE isn’t recommended because most of AeroE jobs in US require at least green card.

It’s not a matter of what’s recommended or not, AeroE is my only interest, I’m only considering MechE because, as far as I know, it’s almost the same degree. Applied Physics is something I’ve considered too as it can be a good entry poitn for the aerospace industry, or so I’ve been told.

If I can’t eventually get a green card then I’ll come back to Spain but studying anything else is just not something I’m going to consider.

@paul2752 what about bio majors who want to enroll in a med school?

M.D. Med schools have around 3% acceptance rates for non canadian international students.

D.O(Osteopathic medicine) schools have a bit higher acceptance rate but I don’t know the exact number. You can google on your own.

Note that in the US DO and MD schools both graduate physicians (doctors). The difference is that most DO doctors do family medicine, and many MD doctors choose to have further specialties like surgery or anesthesiology. (This is also possible for DO doctors but more difficult).
Getting a green card means getting married to a US citizen.

Not in the context of medicine. Physicians can self-petition for a green card via National Interest Waiver.
https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/physician-NIW

While there’s a difference in the specialties typically chosen by MDs vs DOs, the gap is not very big. About 30% of MDs work in primary care specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics) vs 42% of DOs.

https://www.aamc.org/data/workforce/reports/457712/2016-specialty-databook.html

^ was responding to 41ADAN, who wants to work in aerospace engineering. While I agree his not having a green card shouldnt stop him from pursuing his field of interest, I was trying to point out that getting a green card isn’t so obvious that one can say " if I don’t get a green card I’ll just…" Getting married may be the easiest way and while many college students find appropriate partners in college many don’t. And the college->opt->H1B->green card is almost blocked and not a viable solution for someone who wants to work in aerospace.
Thanks for the info regarding DO v. MD. All the DOs I know work as general physicians and I know some work in emergency rooms but I never realized the difference was so small. It makes undergraduates’ reluctance to apply to DO schools even more puzzling (some even apply to Caribbean schools rather than DO schools, although Caribbean schools are unlikely to result in residencies…)

Gotcha.

Even a green card isn’t really enough to work in AeroE. Almost all jobs a security clearance, which requires US citizenship. Dual citizens who have exercised the privileges of a foreign citizenship (e.g. by owning a foreign passport or voting in a foreign election) are precluded from receiving clearance.

41ADAN, you say you would move back to Spain if you couldn’t get an AeroE job in the US. Are there AeroE jobs in Spain? If not, are there other jobs in Spain that you’d be a good candidate for with an American degree in AeroE?

@MYOS1634 @b@r!um Well, I’m fairly certain there are AeroE jobs here in Spain, not as many as in the US, but they exist. Anyway, considering the universities I’m applying to, I’ll probably end up doping MechE, so if I can’t get a job in the aerospace industry at first, I can always work on something else untill I find it.

About the green card, I’m fully aware it’s not easy to get it, and even then I’d probably still have a hard time finding a job, but there’s just no other option. I’m not doing this just because I want a job, I’m doing it because it’s the path to the biggest goal in my life, so I don’t care how hard it is, I’ll find a way to keep going forward.

@41ADAN, I saw your post of July 11th about University of Alabama in Huntsville scholarships, and I wanted to clarify for you that they do not give automatic full rides for test scores and grades. The highest award you can get is full tuition plus housing, which still leaves board, fees, books, travel, and miscellaneous expenses. My D just started there as a freshman engineering student and had additional expenses of about $4,200 for this semester, NOT including travel and misc. (Books for her first semester were close to $1,500.) It’s still a bargain for a quality education, but not if you can’t afford the additional funds!

@NerdMom88 Thanks for the info, luckily I think $4200 might be within my capabilities, it’s worth it considering how much UAH fits me.

@41ADAN Great! I just wanted to make sure you went into the application process with a clear idea of costs. UAH does have additional scholarships in the engineering department that only require one application to apply to all of the ones for which you qualify. I’m not sure whether any or all of them are available to international students – it didn’t apply to us, so I didn’t check – but look into that as well. Good luck! (P.S. I think your plan to major in mechanical is wise. I’ve had many professionals and professors tell me that at least half of the jobs in aerospace are currently filled by engineers with mechanical engineering degrees, and it is a more flexible degree should things not pan out in that specific industry. Of course my own daughter is ignoring that advice, but…)

Just thought I’d post it here: there’s an actual Wikipedia page with need blind schools for international students, and they’re 7, not 5. I’m not sure I’m allowed to post the link here, lol, but it should come up in a google search. The lists below that one also contain some interesting schools. Hope this helps someone.

@gigichuck how’s your list shaping up so far?

@Barekk Almost done! I may remove some somewhere down the line. Mostly LACs, HYPMS, and a few universities. But most of the schools are extremely selective and I’m still open to suggestions!

What about you?

BTW does anyone know how good URochester is with international students’ financial aid? I’ve already checked their website.

URoch offers merit only to internationals.