<p>I'm from Brazil and I want to transfer to Ithaca. However I need full ride. I've just started my sophomore year and my current GPA is 3.7 uw ( we don't calculate gpa here in Brazil, but I tried to estimate one). My ACT score is 27 (took it last year), and my TOEFL is 106 ( the perfect score is 120, and the minimum score Ithaca requires is 80). I'm confident about my stat's, but my financial need is the only thing that's keeping from applying. </p>
<p>Do you know if there is any brazilian student at Ithaca? Is being brazilian and of hispanic and italian origin (my great-grandparents were from Spain and Italy) a hook? I'm also a non-traditional student (I'm 22 and finished high school in december 2007).</p>
<p>Considering that I need full financial aid (the most my family can afford is US$8000 per year), do you think I stand any chances or it's a waste of time and money applying to Ithaca? Thank you.</p>