<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I want to apply to universities in America (none below top 50). I have A,B,C in my A levels (A* in my major) and 2240/2400 in SAT 1. Can you please tell me which universities am I likely to get a huge scholarship in?
Also, if not a scholarship, what is the criteria for financial aid?</p>
<p>I really need help with the whole procedure.
Thanks!</p>
<p>What is your GPA on a 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>There aren’t many schools that give big merit scholarships to int’ls. </p>
<p>Alabama is one. If your GPA is equivalent to a 3.5+ then with your SAT, you’d get free tuition. BUT, you have to apply NOW, since for int’ls, your app has to be processed by Dec 1st. So you’d have to apply to both the school and for the scholarship NOW, since int’l apps take LONGER to process.</p>
<p>Presidential Scholarship…must be accepted by Dec 1st.</p>
<p>PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and will receive the value of out-of-state tuition for four years.</p>
<p>I don’t know of any other schools that would give an int’l that much of a scholarship without going to a lower ranked school. </p>
<p>How much will your family pay each year? A merit scholarship won’t cover all costs…your family will have to pay the rest.</p>
<p>As for need-based aid…the schools that “meet need” for int’ls are few. Many are “need aware”. These schools are the HARDEST to get accepted to since a gazillion needy int’ls are all applying to the SAME schools and the schools accept FEW.</p>
<p>What country are you from? Some countries have a glut of applicants so chances are even lower.</p>
<p>If you are one of the very few very lucky int’ls that gets accepted to one of the schools that meets full need to int’ls, then the criteria will be…the school will look over your family’s entire financial situation…income, assets, properties, etc and then determine “need”. Often need doesn’t include the cost of int’l travel.</p>
<p>Jen- where did you go to school? Your A levels don’t get a scholarship in US. What the schools look at are your school grades in 9th to 12th grades. </p>
<p>You have a great SAT score.</p>
<p>Are the A levels similar to the US Advanced Placement?</p>
<p>It is a british system.</p>
<p>[GCE</a> Advanced Level - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level]GCE”>A-level - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Once you locked yourself into “none below top 50”, you locked yourself out of nearly all financial aid for international students. </p>
<p>You’ll need to decide early in this process which is most important to you, either attending a so-called “top 50” or getting financial aid as an international student. It’s almost impossible to have both and for students from certain countries, it will be totally impossible to have both. Obviously, you need to do a lot more personal research on this subject.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Agreed. </p>
<p>I missed the “none below Top 50”. That limitation will likely mean that you won’t be attending a US school. Your stats aren’t high enough to get a merit scholarships from the VERY FEW Top 50 schools that hand out a VERY FEW merit scholarships to int’ls. </p>
<p>Many Top 50 schools don’t give ANY merit scholarships. Some will give some out, but mostly to domestic students with super stats. A few might give them to int’ls with super stats. Your SAT isn’t high enough to be competitive for one of those rare awards.</p>
<p>As for Top 50 need-based aid schools, there are some that “meet need” for int’ls, but those are the HARDEST to get into…especially as an int’l. Again, your stats (while good) aren’t like going to be high enough to get selected. And, those schools are often need-aware for int’ls.</p>
<p>Unless you consider schools below Top 50, it’s unlikely you’ll be attending school in the US…UNLESS your family will “full pay”.</p>
<p>When i emigrated to USA, after my High School Graduation, colleges still required me to take TOEFL in addition to SAT. The TOEFL test is rather easy and can definitely help you if your SAT scores are not up to par.</p>