<p>Hey CC,</p>
<p>I'm from Turkey and our education system is really messed up. The only thing we need to get in one of the best universities is to study hard. Art or sport doesn't matter. So high schools doesn't care about extracurricular activities. Unless you are going to an expensive private high school you don't have the opportunity to improve yourself. Also volunteering is really hard. People don't trust teenagers and they don't want us to get involved with work.</p>
<p>This is the situation in the place a live in. Basically, I don't have a chance to get in a good college in USA. But I really want to study there, but my parents can't pay for it. I need somebody to help figure out what should I do now. I'm in 11th grade this year. I will make a list of things I've done so far (which is really few) and I hope you guys will give me ideas to increase my chances. </p>
<p>I have 3.6 gpa</p>
<p>I have Bronze The Duke of Edinburgh's Award</p>
<p>I have starter sailplane certificate</p>
<p>I have been in choir for 3 times to raise money for poor schools.</p>
<p>I have attended to a youth parlament in a private school. </p>
<p>Me and my classmates won a social sciences competition in our school</p>
<p>I know my SAT score will be 2000 at least so I don't worry about it. </p>
<p>Where do you want to study specifically? It’s okay if it’s a really hard school to get into or expensive, just name the places where you just really want to go! That should help some of us come up with ideas for you.</p>
<p>I want to study business but I don’t know where I want to go. college finding sites doesn’t really help I only know about good schools - which I can’t get it - but also I don’t want to go a not so good school because I can get in to the top schools here, so I don’t want to go just some unknown school there</p>
<p>Okay. Well is there a certain location in the US that you want to be in? Academic reputation is just one thing that goes into finding the right place for you. Other things would include the programs that a school may offer, majors and minors, political views of students, student diversity, internships and research opportunities, extracurricular activities and sports, weather and climate, student population and student-teacher ratios, and of course, the culture surrounding the university or college.</p>
<p>If your parents can’t pay for any of your school, and you are not one of the top students in your country then there is no chance that you can go to school in the U.S. The very top schools that offer full aid to internationals are very few, have the highest requirements and usually don’t offer business as a degree program at the undergraduate level–they focus on liberal arts studies. If you are partial pay at a significant level then it opens more doors. Read the International student forum. Contact. the recourses at EducationUSA</p>
<p>So there is no hope for me? Isn’t there anything I can do? Should I give up?</p>