<p>I've posted this on CC's international forum but that thread is nearly dying... hopefully sassier CCers in this forum would contribute more insight!! </p>
<p>Ok, here's the issue every international student is facing: how do you know what your chances are for FA when applying to universities? Colleges usually publish their statistics on their OVERALL financial aid situation each year, but no separate data for INTERNATIONAL applicants is offered. Plus all those need/blind, need/sensitive, need/blind-but-no-full demonstrated-need-guaranteed, or alleged need/blind admission policies that make FA an integrated part of international application.</p>
<p>Anyway, as an international student aiming at top U.S. schools this year, I'd like to know more about the FA situations for international applicants. Everybody (international only) who ever received FA is welcomed to post their types of FA, award amounts and whatnot. </p>
<p>The format could be something like this:</p>
<p>University name/class:
Intended major:
Types of FA/breakdown:
Expected Family Contribution:</p>
<p>SATI/SAT II/ACT score:
GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>For example:
University name/class: Johns Hopkins University
Intended major: Undecided
Types of FA/breakdown: Loan, 20K/year, Scholarship, 15K/year
Expected Family Contribution: 10K/year</p>
<p>SAT I/SAT II/ACT score: SAT I 2350, SAT II Math 800 Chemistry 800 Physics 800, ACT 32
GPA: 4.0
TOEFL ibt/pbt: 114(ibt)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (5), AP Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Cal BC, AP Government, AP Econ, Linear Algebra, World History......
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Math Contest 2nd place in China?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of Math Team, bowling team captain, etc.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 150 hrs+
Summer Activities: summer research experience at university
Essays: Good, 9/10
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, 10/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: none
Interview: didn't have one
Country (if international applicant): Hongkong, China
School Type: Private, Catholic, mid-sized, international
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen</p>
<p>THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!!!</p>