<p>Hi!
I'm a student in Korea planning to apply to US schools this year. Since I'm an international, it's really hard to get FA to attend colleges, so I pretty much gave that up. My parents have agreed to help me along undergrad years, but it's gonna make it really hard for my parents' financial situation.
I'm also planning to go to grad school after undergrad. In order to do that I absolutely have to get some sort if aid to attend grad school, and I've heard that there's much more possibility of getting aid in grad school than undergrad. For example, there are funds from professors and TA and RA positions. Some say schools give you stipend to cover living costs. Is this really true? If it is, would I be able to not rely on my parents for grad school??
Thanks!</p>
<p>Many PhD programs are fully funded for accepted students. Depends on the major. However, it’s not that simple. You need be a top undergrad student to be competitive. When my older son went thru the PhD app process, even his so-called safeties only accepted about 10% of applicants.</p>
<p>As for undergrad, why not apply to a few schools that will give an int’l merit money for his stats?</p>