<p>I am an international student. I am looking for colleges that best fits me and that can provide me with decent merit based and need based scholarships.</p>
<p>GPA. 3.83(UW),In top 10% of the class
SAT: Yet to take(Hopefully, I will get 2000+)
ECA: Pretty good
[Attended Public Policy workshop in another country.
Have written a research paper as a summer research intern for a think tank.
Have worked as a research assistant for two different researchers.
Have volunteered in a Canadian Charity Based organization as a Field-volunteers' co-ordinator.
My articles have been published three times in two different national newspapers and one time in a teenage lifestyle magazine.
Lots of community services:
I and a group of my friends successfully established a library in a rural district.
Have collected funds and donated stationery materials and food-items to HIV infected children. and so on..
Also, I have been an MC in various intra and inter school level competitions and orientation programs]</p>
<p>Can somebody suggest me some colleges which might be interested in me? I am planning to take Economics and Mathematics and English as a minor(though I am not sure yet). </p>
<p>Any kind of help and suggestions are most welcome. Thank you!</p>
<p>As an international student, it is important to understand that, even though your credentials are great, it will be hard to get in to a college period. Financial aid is not available to non-usa citizens and merit aid will be difficult to find. </p>
<p>emmacat1234, your list only includes universities. It doesn’t include the LACs (liberal arts colleges - which, OP, are like universities but much smaller and don’t have grad schools or pre-professional majors like engineering). Many provide significant financial aid to internationals with top grades and test scores. Grinnell and Macalester are examples (Around 11% of the student bodies at both are international).</p>
<p>emmacat1234: “As an international student, it is important to understand that, even though your credentials are great, it will be hard to get in to a college period. Financial aid is not available to non-usa citizens and merit aid will be difficult to find.”</p>
<p>How do colleges view international applicants that are able to finance their tuition fees themselves? Is it as hard for them to get in to college? I’d imagine they’d be quite welcome since their tuition fees will probably be higher.</p>
<pre><code>International students eligible for need based aid
International students eligible for non-need based aid
Number of enrolled international undergraduates received aid: 127
Total amount awarded: $2,825,838
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