<p>Hi everyone ! This is my first post ever on Collegeconfidential
I am a Moroccan high school student who would love to study in the US ( Like about everybody in the world, probably).
I have a perfect SAT score and I’m planning on taking two SAT II tests in November.
My GPA is about 3,6
I don’t have any extracurriculars…why ? because my parents could never pay for sports or music and yes, it sucks…however, those kinds of things aren’t even really valued in Morocco
So what do you think about my odds of getting in a good University in the US, like Cornell for example ?</p>
<p>Your parents can’t pay for EC’s but they can afford to send to you abroad to school? I recently purchased a ticket to Morocco (round trip from JFK) and it was over $1,200. </p>
<p>If you’re asking if you can “get in” yes, that’s likely but if you are asking if the school will cover your costs, that another question altogether.</p>
<p>Well I’m expecting some financial aid if I do study in the US…my parents could never afford it without that…and I’m ready to do some mid time job of course if that’s possible
Don’t worry about the prize of the ticket ! We’re not that poor !</p>
<p>Yes, the forum has been a little quiet lately. But at the same time you may want to consider this:</p>
<p>Most of the people posting here are other high school students, current Brown students, Brown alumni, and Brown parents. These people can give you anecdotes about their personal experiences (which are just individual data points that may or may not be representative of the overall situation) or give you links to admissions data published by Brown. Here is one of those links you may find useful.</p>
<p>Posters who frequent the Brown forum aren’t necessarily best equipped to answer this question, and this may account for some of the deafening silence here</p>
<p>I don’t think you can legally work in the US if you are on a student visa, many schools don’t provide financial aid to international students and of course you would not qualify for government aid. I think your concern should be figuring out how to pay for a school in the US rather than getting accepted. You asked the question as if you were full pay. You need to figure out how much your family can pay and then figure out if the schools you are interested in will give you enough to make it work.</p>
<p>As other posters have said, your financial situation is going to be a problem. Most schools in the US are still need-aware for international students, and opportunities for outside scholarships are very rare. Work-study jobs will be limited, and your student visa will let you work only 20 hours a week. That may be enough to pay for food and some spending money, but that’s about it.</p>
<p>Most of us don’t do chances because we know it’s an exercise in futility. </p>
<p>You “expect” financial aid? That’s funny. Why do you think a college would give you financial aid? Before you start asking about your chances of acceptance, you should do some serious research about your chances of getting any financial assistance. Most American students don’t get financial aid – international students are even less likely to get any. College is very expensive in the US, and whatever aid is available goes mostly to domestic applicants. A lot of colleges that accept foreign students prefer to accept those who are full pay.</p>
<p>There are places on College Confidential for international students to learn about financial aid and the application process. You have lots of time to do research. Good luck!</p>
<p>No, life doesn’t suck because the best universities in the world won’t let everyone attend for free. For what it’s worth, there are six US colleges that are need-blind for international applicants and meet 100% of international students’ financial need: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Dartmouth, and Amherst.</p>
<p>I am skeptical that the OP has a perfect SAT score. These are extraordinarily rare, and they include a perfect score on the essay… seems inconsistent with the OP’s writing style. Could be wrong though. Big congrats to the OP if she does have a perfect score.</p>
<p>Also note that international students sometimes have a higher bar to clear. Don’t know if this is true for Moroccan students, but it’s never good to have no extracurriculars. My parents never paid for sports or music either, but I was engaged in many, many activities–all of them free. Even volunteering or working for pay is a good EC if you can show you were dedicated. What have you been doing with your time?</p>