<p>I couldn't go to Boston U this past fall because I was a fool for not having taken financial aid into consideration when I was choosing colleges to go to. Having learned that lesson I applied to schools that offered financial aid to international students(because I am an international student) for the spring semester and I was accepted to Earlham College with a half tuition scholarship. I was so happy! But then my parents popped my bubble by saying that they can't pay for my fall 2012 tuition and so on... So I'm stuck again with having to find a way to pay the other half of my tuition which is $20K a year($10K per semester). </p>
<p>I am NOT giving up going to school again! I really want to make this work. Earlham's maximum aid to internationals is half tuition scholarship, so there will be no more giving for me from the school.</p>
<p>What can I do? Should I discard this school and look for more schools to attend for the fall 2012 semester? But how long am I going to discard all these schools that I get accepted to? Do I really need to wait until a freebie comes along? Or maybe I should just not go to college...</p>
<p>But, when you make that list, make dead certain that you know what your parents are willing to pay, and stick within that price range. You may have to study in your home country instead of in the US.</p>
<p>Basically you are saying that you want a Ferrari to get to where you want to go in life but can’t wrap your head around the fact that you and your parents cannot afford a Ferrari. You can’t even afford it when it is offered at half price. That happens.</p>
<p>And now you are saying that you will forgo ALL cars? It makes no sense to walk everywhere in life if you can afford a nice Honda or Toyota. The VAST majority of students, even super smart qualified students end up going to the equivalent of a Honda or Toyota kind of college–or whatever is available local. They live at home with parents. They make do with the brands that they CAN afford and then make the most of the features available in their price range.</p>
<p>*I applied to schools that offered financial aid to international students(because I am an international student) for the spring semester and I was accepted to Earlham College with a half tuition scholarship. I was so happy! </p>
<p>But then my parents popped my bubble by saying that they can’t pay for my fall 2012 tuition and so on… So I’m stuck again with having to find a way to pay the other half of my tuition which is $20K a year($10K per semester). *</p>
<p>Can you clarify a few things…</p>
<p>1) Is this a school that you can commute to? If not, what about room and board costs?</p>
<p>2) How much will your parents pay? (this seems odd that you don’t know considering that you went thru this last year).</p>
<p>3) You’ve been accepted for SPRING, yet you say your parents won’t pay for FALL. What do you mean? Will they pay for Spring only? Please clarify.</p>
<p>Sounds like you need to start over. You can’t get a student loan without a US Citizen co-signing.</p>
<p>As an international I suspect you will have difficulty finding many schools where you will be able to attend for less than $20,000 US a year. You can certainly continue looking but I think you need to put a deadline on your search and make sure you don’t lose the ability to attend college in your own country.</p>
<p>I’m in my home country applying to schools in the States that offer winter/spring 2012 admission that way I have till january to save up/work/and search for aid.</p>
<p>So, you’re not an int’l that is living in the US, right?</p>
<p>If so, then why aren’t you considering the cost of room and board and personal expenses? You have to show that you have all funding to get your visa.</p>
<p>Out-of-state tuition and fees: $38,284
Room and board:… $7,570<br>
Books and supplies: … $1,200<br>
Estimated personal expenses: … $1,000 way too low
Transportation expense: … $500 too low for an Int’l</p>
<p>Health Insurance</p>
<p>All international students are required to have health insurance due to the high cost of medical care in the U.S. Students must participate in the Earlham health insurance plan if they have no other coverage that is valid in the U.S. The plan covers basic medical expenses up to $1,000 for each injury or sickness and up to $2,500 for major medical expenses, for a fee of $603 a year. Eyeglasses and dental work are not covered. This insurance is minimal and will not cover major accidents or illness.</p>
<p>The cost to attend this school is about $50k per year. Your scholarship is for about $19k per year. Did you forget about room, board, books, etc?</p>
<p>No offense, but it sounds like you’re not thinking things through before you apply to schools. You need to consider all costs…not just tuition…and you need to know how much your parents will pay.</p>
<p>Looks like the OP hasn’t made much progress in the past few months. If his parents won’t pay, then it seems a Korean university is the only real possibility here. I wonder why the OP won’t accept this and move on?</p>