<p>I got a call yesterday from a school called The King's College. They are actually located IN the Empire State Building and seem to be very small. They told me that with my GPA and SAT, I'm eligible for about $14000 of the $28000 tuition/housing. If I raise my SAT, that will go up. Does anyone know anything about this university?</p>
<p>Also, any information on Eugene Lang? How much money do they give out (I don't qualify for much financial aid such as FAFSA)? Is a degree from there looked on favorably?</p>
<p>I want to go into International Relations/Affairs or International Business/Economics, with a concentration in German. Georgetown and GWU are my dream schools, but the price is steep, and my guidance counselor told me to save my dream schools for graduate school. I loooove city life, but the school must have a program that would give me a reputable degree in the field. I know I'll be going to graduate school, and I will be aiming high (Brown, Georgetown, GWU, etc).</p>
<p>The King's College is a private, Christian college. It's fairly new and very small. I know one person who attends and she's there because of her religious affiliation.</p>
<p>I went to Eugene Lang for a year (the first year it was called Eugene Lang, actually). I had a great year there and some fantastic teachers (Economics with Robert Heilbroner and Greek Lit. w/ Elizabeth Coleman - now president of Bennington). It is small and all the classes were seminar-style. I found the classes stimulating. Other students were enthusiastic, and we had interesting discussions in class. I don't know how much money they have to give out, but I did get a merit scholarship, even though I had applied really just to have an alternative to going to my high school for classes during 12th grade, and the admissions office knew I planned to apply to colleges "for real" the following year. My family did have the "need" though, based on our fin. aid application. I also had a student loan and an on-campus job that I did 20 hrs/week. For many reasons, Eugene Lang wasn't what I was looking for in college (too small, too close to home, not strong in the areas I was interested in, namely science and engineering), but I have wonderful memories of the experience.</p>
<p>My SATs, however, are from January 2006, my sophomore year. I'm taking the SATs in October, November, and maybe December. Im taking the ACTs this Saturday and maybe October as well.</p>
<p>I was gone for my junior year..I was an exchange student in Germany. My test scores should go up, but I don't know by how much.
Do any of these school offer a lot of merit aid? Would I even be eligible?
My family isn't rich, so we can't afford to pay tuition, but after using the FAFSA calculator I won't be getting much, if any, need-based aid.
Is a full ride to any school of this kind even possible?</p>
<p>Bromfield..does your friend like it at King's? I don't mind religious affiliation, but I want to go somewhere that has some fun dorm life. Parties, etc.</p>
<p>If your name means you are from South Carolina, have you considered your state school? Ranked number 1 in International Business for undergrad!!!</p>
<p>If you just want to go to NYC or somewhere other than SC, I understand though LOL My own d did not want to go to Penn State just because we live in PA and she wanted to go somewhere else.</p>
<p>You know me too well! Yes, I've been visiting USC, both of my parents went there. If I end up receiving a full ride there, I'll probably take it. BUT during my year abroad I realized I loooove living in a big city. I go to Columbia at least once a week (20-30 minutes from my house) and just want something a little different. I was pretty certain I'd go to USC after realizing I will probably NEVER afford GWU or Georgetown if I could get in, but I've decided to explore some options.</p>
<p>Oh, and just curious..how did you know about USC's International Business program? I know they're #1, but I didn't really think anyone outside of SC (unless majoring in it themselves) would know of it!</p>
<p>Haha - My daughter goes to USC now (sophomore) but she's not in business. She decided that she wanted to try a different part of the country and fell in love with the campus when we visited. My other daughter wants to leave Pennsylvania as well and is aiming for the Pacific Northwest, so I can understand your desire to try something new.
Actually, I think SC's reputation for IB is starting to spread. I am hearing more and more people recommend it. I am sure that employers and grad schools will be fully aware of it as well, even if it doesn't garner the popular prestige vote!</p>