<p>Sybbie quote: " Op did not apply last cycle. In fact he specifically states…He spent the whole year studying and retaking his SATs and raising his scores, which was the reason that he did not apply senior year. So, no he was not previously rejected from US schools. "</p>
<p>Sybbie…What does this earlier post from the OP mean to you???</p>
<p>*Special circumstances:
- Intl applying for aid
- applied and rejected at Wharton, Cornell, Duke last year
- Done SAT reasoning four times</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>Thumper…yes, there are schools that give big merit to int’l students with 1400 M+CR SATs. However, some schools’ deadlines have past. Bama is one. He’d have gotten free tuition from Bama. COA is about $30k-35k (depending on housing/meal plan choice) and the scholarship is for about $20,500. And, you’d get even more money if you major in Eng’g or Comp Sci.</p>
<p>There are other southern schools as well. </p>
<p>So, with his loan and gov’t contribution, he could have gotten enough money to go to school here if he had applied earlier.</p>
<p>But…now that the OP has said that he’s looking for private scholarships to pay, I don’t think he’ll find any.</p>