<p>I am a high school student of Dhaka, Bangladesh, finishing my A Levels under CIE board. Since I'm almost done with my A2, I figured I should start thinking about where I should apply. I want to major in Applied Mathematics, and I've searched extensively in CC about the best ones in Maths. Of course MIT stands out, but along with the high cost, it is also very competitive for international students to get in. So I was hoping you guys here would be able to help me find a college which has a pretty alright Maths faculty, with comparatively lower tuition fees (I'm from a lower middle class family, so costs are a big barrier to me) and 100% financial aid opportunities.</p>
<p>I was thinking that, since almost all the colleges in USA have very high tuition fees for International Applicants, I might also apply to some colleges in Canada. There might be no financial aids there, but I hear I can get some decent jobs there to cover up my whole costs. So the colleges you can recommended may be both from USA and Canada.</p>
<p>I also want to know about the academic requirements for international students, but I guess I will deal with that after I found a suitable college.</p>
<p>Northwestern has “applied math and engineering sciences” in its engineering school. The applied math there has different orientation since it’s under the engineering school and it may be something you can explore. US News says it’s ranked 14th. Although admission wouldn’t be need-blind and therefore very competitive for internationals, coming from Bangledesh could help.</p>
<p>Typically, the higher ranked schools are the ones that provide 100% FA to internationals.</p>
<p>BTW…why do you care if the tuition is lower at various schools if you’ll need 100% aid? </p>
<p>If the college happens to have lower scaled fees, maybe my family would be able to get just enough loans to pay for it, even if for one year. I’ll prolly have to pay for the rest with a job</p>
<p>Your best chance at getting aid is at one of the following schools, but it is very difficult to get in. It’s worth a shot, though.
MIT, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Williams College, Middlebury College, Dartmouth College, Amherst College
These are all great schools, so they should be great for math :)</p>
<p>Also, I think UBC (University of British Columbia) in Canada gives aid to internationals. And it is much less expensive than many U.S. schools of the same quality to begin with (About $32k - $39k in Canadian dollars INCLUDING expenses).</p>
<p>There are several excellent applied math programs that should be more accessible to international students than MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Caltech, Stanford, or Brown. A few names that cross my mind include: NYU, UCLA, Cal Berkeley, University of Minnesota, and Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>NYU is expensive and would not be a source for great aid.</p>
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If the college happens to have lower scaled fees, maybe my family would be able to get just enough loans to pay for it, even if for one year. I’ll prolly have to pay for the rest with a job*</p>
<p>Others can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that int’ls who are here on education visas are very limited to how much they can work/earn…so it’s rather doubtful that you could earn your ed costs with a job.</p>
<p>Also, your ability to get an education visa (and keep it) means that you have to demonstrate that you have the funds before school starts. You can’t claim to work/pay as you go.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids is right. There is a limit of 20 hours/week for work. And you need to show funds to get an I-20 (which is used to get your student visa)</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d apply to schools that meet 100% need for intls. </p>
<p>Try this list, they tend to have great undergraduate teaching along with great financial aid. The top 15 or so (generally) should have 100% or close for international students.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for these help. There certainly are a lot of options in USA, but since applying cost is so much for private colleges already, I think I’ll apply to just 3 or 4 them max. Are there any State Unis which have comparatively lower cost? Also, what are my options in Canada for Applied Maths? Because a lot of schools I checked there doesn’t seem to offer it.</p>
<p>While many Canadian schools are real bargains considering the quality of education, that does not necessarily make them cheap enough. The best a.math schools are basically Toronto, Waterloo, and UBC. However, places like UAlberta and McGill are great too. Just about all major Canadian schools offer applied math.</p>
<p>[Memorial</a> University](<a href=“http://www.mun.ca/]Memorial”>http://www.mun.ca/)
Take a look at Memorial University of Newfoundland. They have ridiculously cheap international tuition because Newfoundland is an underpopulated province.</p>
<p>hiddenKilla, be prepared to spend a lot even if you’re just applying to a few colleges. SAT, SAT 2s, PROFILE, mailing can all add up. If you get your counselor to sign an application fee waiver, however, you need not pay the application fee. (You have to be low income to do this, I think <50,000 or have special circumstances which you have to explain.)</p>