State Universities or Ivy Leagues for International Student?

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@mom2collegekids

BTW, I am able to pay up to ~$25K tuition, but I really need the aid…</p>

<p>If you’re low income, then how can you pay that much per year? Where will the money come from?</p>

<p>A 50% reduction of $21K would be amazing…</p>

<p>As for USC, you’re seeing the tuition-only cost PER SEMESTER…There are two semesters per year…plus other costs…room, board, books, fees, travel, insurance, personal expenses. The full cost PER YEAR is over $60k per year. The half tuition scholarships for TOP STATS is for tuition only…not half the other costs. So, if given a half tuition scholarship, the remaining costs would be $40k per year.</p>

<p>Either way, it’s very doubtful that you’d get a scholarship there. You didn’t give your ACT composite, but if 31 is your highest score in two sections then your ACT is too low for merit there. It’s hard to even get accepted into USC with an ACT below 32.

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<p>The money would come from a loan, but in such cases in my country a loan can be taken with a very very low interest… However, the money to pay is still going to be there (please don’t go off-topic about the loan thing, because I have even tried to talk to my parents and THEY are the ones who are willing to do it).</p>

<p>The ACT was LITERALLY taken within 1 week of the school asking me to take it (it was apparently a requirement) and I had no material to study… I took the Math and Science parts only, I got full score on the Math but was really bored on the science part and I was unable to read through the whole passage… The minimum requirement for graduation for both sections was only 18 anyways, so I knew I was in…</p>

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@NamelesStatistic

USNWR means US News and World Report. They publish a one of the more well known rankings of US universities. The rankings are a good guide but take them with a grain of salt. They also publish a “world ranking” of universities, but these are just cloned from the QS rankings.</p>

<p>As to McGill. It has a weird fee system where prices very hugely between majors, especially for international students. Engineering is one of the most expensive, whereas Arts is one of the cheapest at just under $15k tuition and $17k with ancillary fees, mainly international health and dental insurance.
So if you are set on engineering, and on a budget then no McGill is probably not your best choice because although they recently opened up a lot more scholarships (See Campaign McGill fundraiser), these are mostly earmarked for Quebec and Canadian schools. </p>

<p>I restated UIUC because another poster here, tk21769 said that it had good merit aid for internationals. If you want more info on that schools aid packages you should maybe PM him.</p>

<p>As to Minnesota, I have done a little research on it. It is a public school, not a military academy. Honestly I don’t know why the tuition rates appear so low. Maybe the 13 credit flat rate is per semester? Then again the website also talks about semester credits vs quarter credits and it is kinda hard to decipher what they are trying to say.
At any rate, its tuition fees seem to be the best of the bunch just by looking at its website, so your best bet is probably to contact their admission department and talk to them.</p>

<p>Good luck

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<p>Okay then, McGill is a no… I was interested in Canada before coming here but I wasn’t sure as to how their policies w/ International students after the graduation were and how the job market worked so I thought I’d focus in the States…</p>

<p>I’ll check for both schools, but Minnesota definitely struck me…
On another note, is any of you familiar with the SUNY schools in New York?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>