<p>Hi I am an international student currently enrolled at Georgia Tech and majoring in computer science. I am going to start my sophomore year in Fall 2013 and I have been searching all summer for colleges that I can transfer to that will provide me aid. I can afford to pay about $20000 a year and I am paying $40000 at Georgia Tech. All the private colleges cost around $60000 a year and hence I need aid in the range of $30000-$40000.
My CGPA is 3.70 and I have good extracurriculars in high school. My SAT I score is 2030(1400 CR+M) and SAT II is 790 in math and 720 in physics.
Please suggest me colleges that I can apply to for Spring 2014 that can provide me aid.
Thanks!</p>
<p>There are very few colleges that provide substantial FA for Intl. students, no less tranfer Intl. students. These are only the most selective colleges with large endowments and they are very hard to transfer to as few students leave.</p>
<p>If you use the Search function on this forum, the Intl. Students forum or FA & Scholarships, you are going to find similar threads for Intl. fr and transfer applicants. The bottom line is that there are only a limited number of schools, each with a limited number of seats, so the competition is extremely high.</p>
<p>The problem is that, as a transfer, you’re not likely to get as much money as if you had applied as a freshman.
Schools that are strong internationally and for science include Dickinson, St Olaf, Grinnell, Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Trinity (CT)… BUT I don’t know how they treat transfer applicants. Contact their admissions office and see if there are scholarships for international transfer students.
Schools that are strong in science include tech schools like FIT, IIT, WPI, WIT, RPI, Kettering, Olin - they do offer some merit aid but I’m not sure how they deal with international transfers. Olin offers a scholarship to ALL admitted students including internationals, but I don’t know whether that includes only freshmen or transfers also.
I know that UPenn has a handful of scholarships dedicated specifically to international transfers (literally: 5), so you can always try.
Another, much simpler, solution, would be to find a public school with an ABET program in CS/Computer engineering where the fees would be within your range.
For example, Georgia Southern has a top-notch CS major, you could still apply as a transfer for Fall 2013 (Aug1 deadline though,with no FA), if you have earned no more than 30 college credits you’d be considered a “freshman transfer” and eligible for scholarships but transfers who apply early and have 1300 SAT are also eligible - [Scholarships</a> | Undergraduate Admissions | Georgia Southern University](<a href=“http://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/programs/scholarships/]Scholarships”>Admissions Scholarships | Georgia Southern University)
and although the student body quality is pretty mediocre, the Honors Program is great.
Other universities that are ABET accredited for CS and are within your budget even without scholarship AND are still accepting applications include Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Slippery Rock University, all part of the public colleges of PA (the state). I think total cost with room and board should be about $25,000.
There are other similar regional public universities with ABET accredited CS programs and overall low costs in many states, but especially in the South. Your GA Tech early work will also get you a lot of recognition which should help you.</p>
<p>Have you looked into UT Austin? I am not sure, but I think top international students can sometimes be offered in-state tuition ($10k) there.</p>
<p>IIT does offer aid to transfer students on a case-by-case basis.</p>