<p>I have so many questions.
I was PRACTICALLY born and raised here, but except the born part...:/
I was born in South Korea and brought to the US when I was not less than 2 years old under my parents work visa. It's so upsetting that I can't even SPEAK korean and I have to apply to college in the future as an international student with my tuitions being more than double I'd have to play as a citizen student. </p>
<p>So for international students in the U.S studying right now:</p>
<p>Did anyone go to college as an e2 visa dependent and then switched to f1 visa in the states?
What did you have to send in with your application? normal essays, SAT scores, transcript??
How do you manage the tuition?
What universities/colleges does everyone attend?
Does anyone recieve financial aid in colleges that allow it?
How is the overall experience?</p>
<p>May I ask which state you live in?</p>
<p>Many states would grant in-state tuition status to students in your situation: some based on graduating from an in-state high school, some to “diversify” their student population, some based on your parents’ domicile. Did you know that E-visa holders can establish a legal domicile in a state, just like US citizens, but F-visa holders cannot? Not all visas are created equal!</p>
<p>My next question would be if you are academically strong enough to apply to the more selective private colleges with need-based aid for international students, or to compete for merit-based scholarships at lower-ranked universities? If you are going for need-based aid, liberal arts colleges are way more generous to international students than big universities.</p>
<p>I live in Washington ((:
I have pretty strong academics, for the first two years of high school I kept a 3.8 GPA and I’m in two different volunteer clubs at school and I’m keeping my fingers crossed at a reletively high SAT score. What is this domicile situation?</p>
<p>E-visa holders are generally eligible for in-state tuition in the state of Washington (but F-visa students are not!!!). See here: [UW</a> Residency - Understanding Washington State Residency](<a href=“Residency for Tuition Purposes - Office of the University Registrar”>Residency for Tuition Purposes - Office of the University Registrar)</p>
<p>Oh man, that will help so much!
It’ll cut tuition down by quite a bit.
Thank you ((:
Are you an international student?</p>
<p>I used to be an international student. Now I got a green card :)</p>
<p>Well, I was a G4 when I first started out in the US, and I then switched to an F1.</p>
<p>The only thing that changed was that I got an I-20 and had to travel to my home country to get the new VISA.</p>
<p>I did the IB over in the UK so that is what I sent them (My school sent them my transcripts directly)</p>