<p>I am an undergraduate student in Computer Science in a prestigious university in South Korea. My studies and living expenses have been fully covered by the scholarships since I graduated from high school some 5 years ago.</p>
<p>I am winner of 2 Scholarships and my academic background is pretty good. However, after moving to South Korea, for some reasons, I have not been able to cope up with the studies and my grades are relatively lower than that I would have expected.</p>
<p>I have completed almost half of my degree credit hours but I am interested in moving to another good university in some English speaking country where I could express myself freely and where there is a good social life and good environment.</p>
<p>The things I am concerned about are:</p>
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<li>Top university in an English speaking country or country where most people could easily speak English.</li>
<li>Able to transfer my credits in Bachelor program in computer science or related field.</li>
<li>My tuition fee and living expenses are fully covered.</li>
<li>Last but not the least; A place where I don't have to take anti-depressant medicines </li>
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<p>Anyone could help me find a good university with full funding at undergraduate level?</p>
<p>I have been searching online but I am not able to find a suitable place/program. Please advise me in this regard. I will really appreciate your help.</p>
<p>“3. My tuition fee and living expenses are fully covered.”</p>
<p>This is going to be difficult or non existent. Colleges in US and England cost far more than in Korea. Although I do know higher education is cheaper at places like Finland, I don’t really know much about admittance.</p>
<p>Hey buddy, do you know if your school, or other peer schools in Korea (like KAIST and POSTECH) take transfer applicants? How about from international students?</p>
<p>No uni over here (England) or the US will give you a full ride, many students that are citizens from the country don’t get them and instead get given loans and partial scholarships. Most loans in the US require a credit-worthy co-signer and loans from the UK gov aren’t given to international students unless they’re European. There are some other loan companies but the APR will be very high. You could try loans and scholarships from your home country to fund your studies as neither give much if any financial aid to internationals. And the little aid that is given in the US is mainly based on SAT/ACT/TOEFL scores so you would need to take one of the exams depending on your first language. A limited number of EU schools teach in English just do a google search and you’ll find some of them.</p>
<p>Yes I do know that higher education do cost a lot in places like US and England, however having come from a very good education background, and having achieved quite some achievements, I do believe that transferring to a place with good scholarship and least expenses might be possible. Also I come from a middle class family so I would also qualify for need based scholarships.</p>
<p>As far as getting a visa is concerned, it might only be possible after I have been admitted and have the necessary funding to complete my studies. I went through a couple of work-study programs in Canada too. So, I might be interested in such offers too. In short, I have to be independent and be able to complete my studies on my own. I have done a lot of search on google but having spent a lot of time, it’s hard to find a place that meets my needs besides it takes a lot of time and effort.</p>
<p>About transferring credits to Korean Universities: Yes transferring is possible depending on the courses that you have taken previously and their match with the corresponding courses in the Korean Uni once you have been admitted to the Korean university as a full time regular student.</p>
<p>American universities seem to be the only ones in the English-speaking world that are willing to fully fund international undergraduate students.</p>
<p>However, the top American universities accept very few transfer students. If your college record in Korea is not immaculate, you are facing an uphill battle.</p>
<p>I understand that what I am facing with is an uphill battle. The university I am in is in top 25? universities in engineering and technology in the world. I would have loved to complete my degree in here have I not been facing the problems which not only have reduced my grades in my transcript but also my health has been affected.</p>
<p>Academics are very important, but I believe a good health, a good social and interactive life are more worth going for. With that the academic output also increases.</p>
<p>You see, almost all of the student clubs and bodies in here are in Korean or require Korean language skills to join. And the main problem I am facing is, that I am only able to interact with international students in here, not the local community. </p>
<p>My grades in here may not be considered bad. My cGPA is more than 82 point something on the 100 scale. </p>
<p>As far as choosing a university is concerned. I would like to go to any place with good student life and academics. The university may not be as reputed as my present one. And having done the search and spent a lot of time, I see there are hundreds of universities all around the world with good academics and student life and some of them do have some scholarships. </p>
<p>But applying to universities again and hunting for scholarships is one of a heck. That’s why I found this site to post my concern and to see if somebody could help me.</p>
<p>Are you a Korean citizen or a U.S. citizen?</p>
<p>I think that any U.S. university would be dis-inclined to fund an American student who has been struggling academically in college for 5 years, so I would not expect them to be even MORE generous w FA for an int’l student, especially as int’l students are generally expected to be full-pay to subsidize the American students.</p>
<p>Only the top colleges (Harvard, Yale etc) provide need based FA and they don’t accept many transfers. </p>
<p>And about the visa you have to prove you have the funds to pay for your education before you get a visa application form. That goes for both countries.</p>
<p>So after trying to complete my list of colleges that I’m going to apply to I found some that offer need based (or quite a bit of) aid to internationals which I thought you would appreciate.</p>
<p>Graceland
Manhattanville
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Harvey Mudd College
Tufts
Trinity
Cornell
Texas A&M (not need based but still offers some) </p>
<p>Remember though that all of these are competitive schools to be accepted into.</p>
<p>That’s all I can find right now but if I come across anymore (apart from the Ivies) I’ll edit this.</p>
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<p>It’s obvious you want to come to the US. One of the most important things that you list is: “a place where I don’t have to take anti-depressant medication”.</p>
<p>Well, although the US colleges have active clubs, it is quite a bit of an adjustment for American students. Many can’t cope with the stress of living away from home, making friends, adjusting to study habits, getting low grades, having little money or transportation. What makes you think coming to the US is problem free? You need to educate yourself on this if you currently take medication because some of the conditions that caused your depression are amplified being in the states.</p>