Hi, I’m 1st year international student majoring in electrical and computer engineering, and I go to NYIT, a school in New York.
I was an idiot to apply to this school. It’s way too overpriced at $27,000 per year. I’m not a citizen, so I don’t get government money (FAFSA/TAP/Pell) and my dad left, so it’s just my mom working to pay for it; all I have is a $16,000 institutional scholarship, which cuts the $54,000 I’d be paying down to $27,000. My mother works hard to make the money, and although I’ve never heard her complain about the price, I know it’s not easy for her, and I feel guilty forcing her to work this hard to pay for my idiocy. I could have easily gotten into a better, less expensive school, but I didn’t bother applying, and I hate myself for that.
I want to transfer to city college ($8,000/year), stony brook ($5,000/year) or cooper union ($10,000/year); cheap and close options. While in high school, I took the SAT 3 times, and my max score was 2050 the third time, took SAT IIs in math 2 (640) and physics (570). My high school GPA was a 3.8, ranked 15/297 in my graduating class, and I was in Model UN and science research clubs.
Is it worth applying, and if so, should I re-take the SAT and SAT IIs?