<p>IDK If somebody else is in my situation, but I am a legal resident in the US (L-2 Visa) I am currently in process of getting my green card, and it is quite possible that I won't get it by the time I go to college. I was wondering if that means that I am not qualified for scholarships??</p>
<p>i was also in the exact same situation last year but had a h-4 visa instead of l-2...
you will still qualify for some merit-based scholarships..but only the ones that don't require citizenship or permenent residency. Also when you apply for financial aid, make sure you know which schools are need-blind (as far as i know, hpmy and a few lac's) and which ones aren't. Financial aid in non-needblind schools is extremely competitive, and applying for it will decrease your chance of getting in.
i would narrow down my list of schools and visit each school's website to check their policy on finaid for intls.
also i noticed that you live in texas--same as me. thus i would strongly recommend applying to ut austin's honors programs and scholarships (since we are texas residents, we get the same exact treatment as u.s. citiznens in texas public schools). Last year, i applied to a total of 15 schools (with finaid) and ut as my ultimate backup. i ended up getting into very few schools and waitlisted at a few more. and now as a freshman at ut (plan ii/deans scholars biochemistry major), and esp. after meeting other ppl in the same programs, i can honestly say i have no regrets of coming to ut.
alright, sorry if i've confused you terribly, let me know anything else i can answer. and good luck!</p>
<p>^^^ that was extremely helpful.</p>
<p>i am very interested in the UT honors programs (liberal arts and business) and would probably even take a loan to do either of them. do you apply as a texas resident? that is, do you enter in the texas resident "75% pool" or in the international and out of state pool? to get into the university?</p>
<p>this may helphttp://<a href="http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/reac-europe/intfinaid_awards.html">www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/reac-europe/intfinaid_awards.html</a></p>
<p>how long have you been in texas? if you've been here over a year (since you've applied for the green card), you will qualify for state residency thus in-state tuition and all available scholarships (and yes, you'll be in the pool with all citizens and permanent residents). you just have to turn in the residency questionnaire, copy of your i-485, and some other papers to the residency officer sometime before march, after you apply.
so i'm assuming you'll apply for plan ii then? it's an awesome program, although i'm personally not really a humanities person, nearly everyone in it loves it.</p>
<p>it does sound like an awesome program, but quite a reach for me. I am currently in the top 7% and you need to be like top 3-4%, right?</p>
<p>well, you never know unless you try. just work on your essays..i heard they really matter. but personally i didn't like my essays that much..just totally converted one from a common app essay (didn't make much sense to me really); and for the other one i just used my ds essay (didn't do the book topic). yea. i probably got lucky</p>
<p>I don't have any advice for you, but I'm in the same situation, although I have an A-1 (diplomat) visa. Since I'm a junior there's still a chance that my green card comes through before I apply to college, but I'll be watching this thread for advice.</p>
<p>Hey
I have a very similar problem. Its almost the same really. I have an L-2 visa right now, and I’m not planning to apply for green card in the near future. The college advisor at my school was not at all helpful when it came to the issue of getting finacial aid. She repetedly said that I was not entiteled to any finacial aid, and so I applied for a scholarship. Though I got the scholarship, it doesnt cover my entire college expenses. Will I be able to apply for financial aid? And if so how do I go about it?</p>
<p>AanoushakaSob</p>
<p>You are not eligible for federally determined financial aid (FAFSA aid) in L-2 status. This means you are only eligible for scholarships and aid that the schools you apply to award to international students. You need to investigate each of those institutions to find out what your options are.</p>
<p>College scholarships and financial aid packages rarely cover anyone’s entire college expenses. You need to sit down with your parents and find out just exactly how much they can afford to pay for your education if you pursue it here. You may find out that it makes more sense to complete your studies in your home country.</p>