<p>I want to leave the states... but unless by some miracle from God I am probably going to Tulane.. bc they give really good scholarships.. </p>
<p>It is kind of sad...</p>
<p>Hello guys
I'm also applying to IUB, but in the 3rd round.. I hope we all get admitted (although I don't have that much chances, since I'm applying pretty late ;) )</p>
<p>does that mean applying to round 1 put us in better position?</p>
<p>^ Well, I think so, I heard that quite a lot</p>
<p>oh good.....</p>
<p>come on guys..just recovered this thread from the end of page 2....</p>
<p>You aren't in much different position :)
It's just that I might not get any financial aid, even if I should (this is an example), because the guys from the first two rounds took all the available money meant for financial aid :) This is the only disadvantage when applying in the later rounds (as I understood from the site)</p>
<p>oh does that really happen...I mean do they tend to give finaid on the basis of 'first come first sever' policy?</p>
<p>^ i think this is true and that would be great if i get acceptance.</p>
<p>yeah...i hope they take in more ppl in round 1 as well hehe....</p>
<p>I hope they reject everyone except those who apply in round 2 :P .. just kidding... shail i honestly think u have nothing to worry about :)</p>
<p>well as far as round 2 goes...almost everyone is applying from Nepal in round 2....anyways thanks waleedk87......hehe....i am a bit calm now...</p>
<p>Anyone knows what the average finaid package at IUB is? And is finaid available for transfers?</p>
<p>well i know that it is pretty liberal in terms of finaid.....at least that's one reason why i applied there.....</p>
<p>the finaid is independant of the round you apply to .. its on the basis of your financial status.. however scholarships if any are generally awrded in earlier rounds..</p>
<p>but again there are exceptions, i recieved a scholarship even though i was in round 3 </p>
<p>There is no average finaid package here as the student backgrounds are quite diverse. Moreover IUB ( henceforth Jacobs) is a needblind university so you will get all you need to sustain yourself</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>and yes the chances of acceptance are high in the earlier rounds than in the subsequent ones.. :)</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>Concerning the financial aid:
Don't expect too much from it if you are not from a (rather) poor country. Most Germans or students from other better-off countries end up paying 80-100% of the tuition in the long run (family contribution + postponement). In many cases this seems to be irrespective of the family background AND irrespective of academic merit:
Some friends and I (all Germans) got almost the same packages despite <em>significant</em> differences in the family's financial potential.
Some people with huge scholarships are on the brink of flunking out while some of the best people I know around here have no or almost no scholarship.
However, this is just my impression and I certainly do not have any official statistics on the average financial aid package</p>
<p>SM!!! what were ur stats...and how many scholarships do they usually award?....</p>
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but again there are exceptions, i recieved a scholarship even though i was in round 3
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Of course there are exceptions.. A friend of mine also applied in the 3rd round and got almost full scholarship.</p>
<p>So they wouldn't give scholarships to ppl from better off countries??? Since I am American does that mean I have no chace at scholarships??</p>