<p>Are middlebury and colby really need blind to international transfers??</p>
<p>any other colleges?</p>
<p>Colby is not need-blind to international applicants. (In fact, they get around 1000 applications from international first-year and transfer applicants combined for only 10 fin aid packages...)</p>
<p>Colby will be need blind for you if you are a UWC scholar</p>
<p>U of Chicago gives financial aid to native transfer students , not international transfer student. i don't know whether they have changed it this year ? correct me if i am wrong</p>
<p>I think Chicago has some merit-based scholarships for transfer students.</p>
<p>Caltech is need blind too.</p>
<p>Caltech need blind to internationals in any case...I am leaving CC, for I waste my time thinking that Caltech is considered ''no way'' for an international, even without aid! (And, forget about Caltech getting need blind for internationals in near future).
And as for that univforum, I doubt if it's really reliable.</p>
<p>So guys isn't there any hope for international students to transfer to any good unis or lacs, besides ivies, with good aids????</p>
<p>I mean co-ed colls ^_^</p>
<p>not really.....</p>
<p>life sucks huh?</p>
<p>ya it really sucks.</p>
<p>so this is our final list.</p>
<p>Well, you can always come to the US for a Master's or PhD after finishing your Bachelor overseas.</p>
<p>Dartmouth, Middlebury, Yale and Amherst are need blind for internationals. Brown, Oberlin, Carleton, Grinell, Wash U and Stanford are okay in that they are generous BUT need aware. </p>
<p>Ofcourse, one must remember they are extremely hard to get into.</p>
<p>Dartmouth, Middlebury, Yale and Amherst are need blind for internationals. Brown, Oberlin, Carleton, Grinell, Wash U and Stanford are okay in that they are generous BUT quite need aware. </p>
<p>Ofcourse, one must remember they are extremely hard to get into.</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post thing. Is it easy for you guys to apply for transfer from your home countries?? For those of you applying from your home countries. Its pretty hard for me because of the totally different college policies.</p>
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<p>Is funding for internationals at masters and Ph.d level better than at undergrad?</p>
<p>I cannot speak for all subjects but in the sciences and foreign languages, definitely! </p>
<p>Most PhD programs in the above subjects come with full funding. Students typically get a fellowship (merit money) or a teaching assistantship, where they e.g. teach intro classes, hold problem sessions or grade homework for 10-20 hours a week in exchange for tuition and a stipend for living expenses. Master's programs usually come with less funding, but you can start a PhD program with funding and then drop out after you have completed the Master's part of it (not all but many PhD programs award a Master's degree to their students at some point).</p>
<p>Oh,, Then does that mean if I do a Ph.d, that would award me with a Masters Degree too. I thought although if I would go for a Ph.D after my undergrad, i would have to do a separate masters degree program if i wanted a Masters Degree.</p>
<p>It depends on the program, but most PhD programs let you drop out with a Master's degree at some point, e.g. after passing your prelims. In many countries and even in a few subjects in the US it is the norm to complete a Master's degree first and then enroll in a PhD program (which is often just research and writing a dissertation), but most PhD programs in the US involve a lot of coursework - typically all the coursework for a Master's degree and then more specialized coursework in active research areas. Once you get your PhD nobody (in the US) will care whether or not you were awarded a Master's degree along the way, but the attrition rates in PhD programs are so high that it is nice to have the option to leave the program with a Master's degree.</p>
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<p>didn't get it</p>