Please help a student who has been rejected from every college

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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>Unfortunately I have been rejected from every college I had applied to. </p>

<p>The following link has my profile :-</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1310583%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1310583&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Sadly enough I feel that I still need to study in the US because Indian education system doesn't have the freedom and flexibility that I need. </p>

<p>Lastly my father can only afford around $5000 - $10000 a year.</p>

<p>So now as I would reapply anyway.. Can someone help me shortlist colleges and tell me how should I improve my chances. </p>

<p>I would like to apply early to one college and apply to 5-6 colleges in the regular round. ( Please consider Canadian universities too.. ) </p>

<p>Thanks a lot..</p>

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<p>You might consider colleges in the American mid west, where fewer international students apply, lessening the competition somewhat. I’m thinking of schools like Macalister, Carleton, Knox. Also look into University of Denver, in Colorado</p>

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<p>I don’t think Mac and Carleton really have fewer international students. Both are known for their openness to international students and have around 10% for asians. Knox is less than 5%. Needing significant FA doesn’t really work at those places. Carleton has 6 full tuition and 6 half tuition scholarships for internationals. I would imagine Mac and Knox have less.</p>

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<p>very very few US colleges offer aid for international students. I’d tell that student to apply to a community college in the state where they want to attend a 4 year college. If you do well, you will have your choice of colleges to transfer.</p>

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<p>Very few public institutions offer aid for internationals.
Most selective private schools do offer it. Typically, the more selective the school, the more generous the aid to admitted students. </p>

<p>Only 6 institutions are need-blind for internationals; they are all super-selective private schools (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, Amherst.) </p>

<p>Even at the richest schools, aid might not be as generous for transfers. So, depending on your situation, you may be better off taking a gap year to save money and apply to a more realistic range of moderately selective private schools (like some of the ones katiamom suggests). You need to find a balance between rich (but overly selective) schools and less selective (but poor) schools. Look for schools where your stats place you comfortably in the top 25% of enrolled students, but which still meet 90% or more of demonstrated need. This information is available in the Common Data Set files (along with percentages of enrolled international students and the availability of aid to internationals).</p>

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<p>Stop making multiple threads.</p>

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<p>Tk - I stand corrected - there are more universities and colleges that offer substantial aid to international students than I had thought. This data is a couple years old. There is more info at international student section of this website. At least one college on this list specifically says that financial need for international students is considered in admissions. </p>

<p>Of course, this list is still a small percentage of all US universities, and most of the ones on this list are highly selective or in the middle of nowhere (how many international students choose to want to study in Tulsa?)</p>

<p><a href=“http://infousa.state.gov/education/studyteach/docs/intfinaid.pdf[/url]”>http://infousa.state.gov/education/studyteach/docs/intfinaid.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You can go to a community college.</p>