<p>happymomof1
I actually I have a tourist Visa for a 10 year duration (multiple entry). I know that’s not what I should be looking for, but from I hear, it’s easier getting a visa if you have one already. I don’t know how legitimate this fact is.</p>
<p>thumper1
My family CANNOT meet the full requirement of the college by themselves. If however I am admitted to a very good college, they will take loans be it private, or be it from banks. But that is if the degree of the college is worth it, if you know what I mean. Colleges in India are good too… And VERY cheap. Like dirt cheap. But the issue is, will my asking for aid hurt my chances? and now I know that clearly it will. SO I am very ambivalent about this. IF I DO ask for aid, I don’t want to end up ultimately in a college which is little or less known and its acceptance rate wavers between 95-99%. That’s useless for me. I KNOW for a fact I can find a better college here.
So my dilemma continues to be. I think the best thing I can do is, to apply for aid to colleges where my chances are fairly good, and to not apply for aid where my chances are very bleak…</p>
<p>Now there’s just one thing bothering me: DO colleges share info? It’d be weird for Stanford to know that I am not asking aid from then, But I am from G’tech.</p>