<p>There is also this scholarship for Asian students:</p>
<p>Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship
Description:Covers costs associated with earning four year's bachelor's degree at Wesleyan University for students from eleven countries in Asia. Students already enrolled in university studies are not eligible. Can only be used for study at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.
For study in:North America
Field of Study:Unrestricted/Other
Available to:Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, South, China </p>
<p>Ok, so I think the OP asked how <em>you</em> finance your US education. Very few have actually answered that question, (and I'm about to do the same sort of). :P </p>
<p>As a Norwegian student I would get $17.000 to cover tuition each year ($25.000 at a selected group of top universities), and $13.500 to cover living expenses. Some would be loan while the rest would be scholarship money (there's about a 60-40 split, I think). Seems sweet, but the catch however, is that unless the university you're going to is on the list of "top universities" that get extra tuition money, you won't get any government support your freshman year. This is because Norwegians go to school 13 years before taking a 3 year bachelor where you start specialising in your subject at once. Since the freshman year of a US bachelor many places consists of taking general liberal arts subjects instead of focusing on one major at once, the government don't see it as worthy of getting aid. Bunch of crap, if you ask me :(</p>
<p>But yeah, I'm not actually going to the US for this reason.</p>
<p>My Swedish citizenship allows me to apply for state-run student loans. Some of it comes in the form of a grant, but most of the "extra" money you can seek to cover tuition expenses is on a loan. They just changed the rules (I'd no idea the conditions for repayment had changed when I signed up, so you can imagine my uh-oh reaction) to be much less lenient on interest rates and conditions under which you are exempt from paying it back in too large chunks (unemployment, still in school etc).</p>
<p>It's covered the tuition at my community college sufficiently for these two years, but left me in a lot of debt and only two more years of loan availability to go. I'm pretty sure my new, far far more expensive college, won't let me transfer all two years of credit so I'm not sure how things will work out in the future. My student loan (~$20.000/year) can only cover so much, and I hope Yale will live up to its need-based policy when I get their finaid package.</p>
<p>Scholarships are one way to go, but I've found international students are excluded from many such opportunities. To be able to find one, you have to really look - and with a busy schedule, finding that kind of time is an undertaking all in itself.</p>
<p>This whole process really depends on getting into a top, 100% need met-ish college down the line. And then hope for the best. I've no idea how having to repay loans from two different countries will work out (or if it will). Anyone have any experience getting through this, now is your time to rock this thread!</p>
<p>elevatorlove, I don't know much about Norwegian high school diplomas but most American colleges accept one year of transfer credit for other European high school leaving exams like the A Levels, the German Abitur, the Swiss Matura or the French Baccalaureate, so those students can complete their US undergrad degree in 3 years if they want to.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know, and I'm taking the IB which means it should be even easier for me to get a year credit. But most schools I've been interested in only give you credit for HL subjects, and it's only that much credit for Norwegian A1, English A2 and Maths HL you can get when you want to study business.</p>
<p>i applied to that, (asian freeman scholarship) i didnt get in. it's very very competitive. they pick only 2 people from each country. so unless you're really good, dont apply. haha!</p>
<p>barium, is there any other way(s) through which one can obtain permanent residency status (besides that stupid lottery)? By the way, I'm a Canadian citizen if that helps.</p>