<p>I am German, live in the UK and want to go the US for my college years, however I am having trouble finding colleges I truly feel great about. Here is my current list:</p>
<p>ASU
Unviersity of Texas at Austin
University of Florida
University of Washington, Seattle
Pomona
Stanford
NYU
High Point University </p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>14AP's (one 3, three 4's, the rest are fives, I am taking 5 this year)
uw GPA - 3.41
w GPA - 4.12
SAT 2000 as a junior (my english is crappy)
President of Harvard Model Congress
founded a debate club
community service in the from of doing lighting and tech for local theatrical productions
4 year varsity athlete
academic teams</p>
<p>Is my current list a good one ? or am I looking outside of my league ?</p>
<p>Public unis are not a good choice for an intl unless you can pay full freight and have outstanding stats (your UW GPA is a large concern). Pomona and Stanford are too selective for your stats. NYU is more in range but you’re still below the 50th percentile, plus its finaid leaves something to be desired. I can’t imagine High Point has good finaid for an intl, and I’m not sure that you’d want to attend a school with a relatively weak academic reputation over a stronger Euro public, for probably much higher cost. </p>
<p>How much money can you afford per year? Are you a good enough athlete to attract the attention of Div 1 or 2 coaches?</p>
<p>The list you have here is so diverse, I think you need to reflect a little more on what kind of school you are looking for. Large university or smaller college? Big city or small town? What are your academic and extra curricular interests? If you could come up with a list of schools that fit these criteria, then you could see which ones are possible with your stats and financial needs. Maybe look through a directory like Peterson or Fisk guide to colleges to get some ideas.</p>
<p>if like most of us you need money to study in the US, you’ll find very few US institutions who will give aid to intl students. most of these are the best schools, for which you will not be a good applicant:</p>
<p>Before deciding on what college,
I think @kmomof2 mentioned a great point about determining what your interests are so you can have a better idea of understanding what you want to major in and AFTERWARDS tailoring your college searches to colleges that specialize in your major, fit your financial status, and is the right environment for you. </p>
<p>FIRST decide how much you can pay. THEN start looking at schools. USA is not Germany: your finances are the #1 decider if/where you can study. As an international student, you will be facing costs of up to $50,000+ PER YEAR. </p>
<p>If that shocks you, consider staying in Europe </p>
<p>Also, bear in mind that in states like Texas that have automatic admission policies for in-state students, the seats available for foreign students are limited and quite competitive.</p>
<p>I agree that given the tuition differences, you will want to have a strong and compelling reason to spend the money to come here. If you want to study abroad, there are also many low- or no-tuition options in the EU/EEA that will be more affordable, including an increasing number of bachelors programs taught in English in Sweden, Norway, Spain, etc.</p>
<p>At most US schools, foreign students paying full tuition are subsidizing the attendance of US citizens. Right or wrong, that’s how our system works.</p>
<p>(By the way, I was just looking at the StudyInSweden site out of curiosity to see how many bachelors programs they now have in English, and on the page there is a large graphic saying “Don’t Just Pick A Place, Pick A Future”. That’s an excellent summary of our collective advice to you in this thread.)</p>
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