<p>University of Alabama does give its merit scholarships to int’ls.</p>
<p>If you major in comp sci (or any engineering), with your stats you’d get free tuition plus 2500 per year. That’s probably about the most in merit any school will give an int’l in merit for your stats.</p>
<p>You must apply very soon. The deadline for this scholarship is Dec 15. You will get the scholarship if you apply AND submit the scholarship app since you have the required stats.</p>
<p>Since your test scores won’t likely get you admitted to an ivy or similar school, this may be your best award.</p>
<p>Apply now…the app is quick and easy. No essays, no LORs.</p>
<p>That’s not exactly what I said. I only stated that, according to its Common Data Set for 2012-13, UIUC granted financial aid (need-based or non-need-based) to 4197 internationals, in amounts averaging $13,371. The CDS (section H6) does not differentiate between need-based and merit aid for internationals. You’d have to investigate these details for yourself.</p>
<p>OP: If you win the scholarship, you’d have to demonstrate you can pay $17,000; if you get the half scholarship, you’ll have to demonstrate you can pay $22,000.
Essentially, these scholarships exist to attract students who have about $20,000.That sounds like more than you can afford. If you have that amount, it’s definitely a good deal.</p>
<h1>22: would that include graduate and undergraduate internationals?</h1>
<p>Some state/public universities do offer scholarships to international students, so it’s worth digging into. However, time is short (see M2CK’s posting above), so you may want to apply to several and work out the financials later, if accepted. </p>
<p>If you’re from a Latin American or Caribbean country, you can qualify for in-state tuition in any of Florida’s public universities (FSU, UF, UNF, UCF…etc.). To qualify, a student must be awarded a scholarship of a minimum of $500 per semester paid from either state or federal funds. So, get a small merit scholarship from UCF, and then pay in-state tuition (which in Florida is around $6K a year).</p>
<p>Oh my Gosh, I am giving the ACT test in December 14!!! … That’s the only nearest date and and the only previous one was in October and none available in my area at that tine… I can’t submit my previous Test Score because they’re separate and I will have to take the whole thing again :(…
Can I apply for the scholarship and submit the scores later or do I not stand any chances for Alabama :(?</p>
<p>Sorry for the ignorance, but because a lot of colleges were mentioned I kinda lost it… What college are you referring to when you say that I might get the scholarship if I can show financial status? I can show that I have both those amounts so that isn’t the problem right now…</p>
<p>If you can have that $25,000 national loan, then UMN is a possibility. So are quite a few more universities, both public and private. And if you have the right test scores and GPA, DO apply to the Honors Colleges. If admitted, it provides a better learning experience and all kinds of side benefits.</p>
<p>*Oh my Gosh, I am giving the ACT test in December 14!!! … That’s the only nearest date and and the only previous one was in October and none available in my area at that tine… I can’t submit my previous Test Score because they’re separate and I will have to take the whole thing again …
Can I apply for the scholarship and submit the scores later or do I not stand any chances for Alabama ?
*</p>
<p>Yes, you can apply now, and submit the Dec 14 ACT. Can you list Bama to get one of your free score reports? OR pay a bit and have it sent right away?</p>
<p>What do you mean by your previous score is separate? Are you saying that your previous score is a super score? What is your best composite from one sitting?</p>
<p>I can pay more to send them the score, yes, but can that be done in only one day, since the scholarship deadline is December 15th?</p>
<p>What I meant by my score is separate is that the 31ACT score is for the math and science part only. When I came to Oklahoma as an exchange student, I was told that, to graduate, I have to take the math and science on the ACT and get at least 18 on both parts (I was given only these two parts to take)… I knew it wasn’t as serious as the whole ACT because it was partial, but I was dumb enough to think that I could submit my ACT score even later after being accepted… It’s entirely my fault, I know, but Im glad I realized this…</p>
<p>So, longstory short, I have taken only the math and science part of the ACT and I only have the score for those parts… If I take the ACT on December 14th, the nearest date, is it possible for me to qualify for the Alabama scholarship? Can I somehow apply for the scholarship earlier without the score and submit the score later?</p>
<p>You need to send your application right away, indicating your current “partial score” and your next test date. You have to include the university as a score recipient and if I were you I’d rush it (ask the admissions if that matters, though - it may not).</p>
<p>no, what you do is that you fill out your partial score and the date, then you fill out the December date without a score.
Give your counselor a bullet point list of things that matter about you to help him/her, such as, upon taking the ACT just 2 weeks after arriving to the US, you scored 31 on both the math and science sections.</p>
<p>Glad to see you have a few more university suggestions given then when I last checked this thread. I hope the thing with the Alabama scholarship works out and I am glad your correspondence with the University of Minnesota worked out, even without scholarships those fees for international students on that website were really excellent, especially for one of the better state schools in the US. The fact that the fees for internationals are only 50% higher than instate students is also shockingly low, I guess UofMinnesota is really trying to reach out and recruit a diverse student body. I have never been to Minnesota but the stereotype of the people there is that they are really friendly, so that’s pretty good. I have heard of the term “Minnesota Nice” to describe someone who is over the top friendly, so if the stereotype of a place is that they are too nice, that sounds like a good place to me to live for a few years.</p>
<p>PS: Sorry Waterloo didn’t work out. The website I posted was an AUCC website so I think they may have just listed the absolute minimum fees possible for students of each criteria (eg. in the cheapest major of each university), so it might be a bit unfortunately deceptive, still it is a good way to screen for Canadian Universities that are potentially a good fit financially. </p>
<p>Anyway, best of luck with your applications. If you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask!</p>
