<p>how much does umich charge you if you're an international student?</p>
<p>and how much for people who are domestic but have no residency status in michigan?</p>
<p>Out of state and international tuition would be the same. They don't charge more if you're international.</p>
<p>what?!?!?! in UW they charge you a lot more than out-of-state (but this is the total cost) if you're an intl. i thought other state univ.s would do the likewise too.
and if you know, is there any state Us that offer fin aid to intls?</p>
<p>enjoy your ridiculously high out of state tuition, which will go up by the time u are a junior, all the while your instate classmates get the same education for about 2 times less money.</p>
<p>NYao, yeah that's exactly why I dislike state Us. they all think foreigns are moneybags and try to suck the most outta them. im a victim i tell ya. a poor intl kid. pity on me</p>
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<p>xgyrosx,
Which "UW" are you referring to and what exactly are they charging internationals more than out-of-state students?</p>
<p>The only thing I'm aware of is that health insurance is mandatory for internationals which is quite reasonable.</p>
<p>xgyrosx: first of all, if you dislike the US, why are you going to school here? Oh ya, because it's better than an education you could get in your country... and the only people getting the cheap tuition are the people living in Michigan. Out of state students residing in the US pay the same as you. Why exactly are you entitled to a cheaper rate?????</p>
<p>most prestigious universities offer scholarships/institutional aid to international students, state schools are often too poor and uncaring, or simply don't give a damn about international talents, all state schools want to do is "educate the masses" Out of state students get some grants, while internationals get $0 from anywhere for state colleges.</p>
<p>UMrunner08: I don't like state schools. I don't like being here. I did not choose to be here and study abroad. It was my parent's socioeconomic factor. Yeah, you do get better education than you get in my country. My point is, state schools receive intl students to fatten their budget. Of course I want to go to the "prestigious" schools that offer money to intls, but is that easy? No, I'm just slightly bitter about the process.</p>
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<p>That may be your perception ... but you're wrong. Top State U's recruit international students for diversity, not for their money. And they only want the best internationals. That's why it is so competitive for internationals to get admitted.</p>
<p>If they just want your money, they don't have to recruit internationals as they get the same tuitions from out-of-state students. Btw, I doubt if your tuition will 'fatten' the school's budget.</p>
<p>As for those prestigious schools that offer money to internationals, you should be aware that there are few merit grants. The vast majority of the financial aids from these schools (including all the Ivies) are need-based. If you can afford to pay out-of-state tuitions, your family contribution (EFC) is likely very high. Thus you probably do not qualify even if you are eligible.</p>
<p>Out-of-state tuitions at State U's are still significantly (10K or more) cheaper than most privates. You will find some of them are very good bargains (e.g., UT-Austin).</p>
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<p>Um.... no they don't. They give aid to a tiny bunch of kids - the ones with stunning accomplishments. Everybody else who is an international pays full freight, just like anywhere else.</p>
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<p>Then why did you come?</p>
<p>apparently his parents made him haha</p>
<p>NYao, although it is true that most of the Ivies, Stanford, MIT and Caltech along with many of the top LACs give out aid to internationals, many prestigious universities do not give aid to internationals, and most of them that do give out very little aid. Here's a few examples:</p>
<p>Cornell University: Only 5% of international students are given any sort of aid. The remaining 95% of international students pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Duke University: Only 5% of international students are given any sort of aid. The remaining 95% of international students pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University: Only 5% of international students are given any sort of aid. The remaining 95% of international students pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Northwestern University: No aid for internationals</p>
<p>University of California-Berkeley: No aid for internationals</p>
<p>University of Chicago: Only 5% of international students are given any sort of aid. The remaining 95% of international students pay full tuition.</p>
<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: No aid for internationals</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania: Only 15% of international students are given any sort of aid. The remaining 85% of international students pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Northwestern started giving financial aid to internationals two years ago.
California Berkeley has some scholarships where internationals can apply.</p>
<p>Visitor, I am not sure about Northwestern, but Cal gives out 10 or so scholies to internationals at any point in time...that's out of 700+ international students. I don't think that's worth mentioning. In the case of Northwestern, I know that until 2004, they did not give internationals any FA. If they do now, I cannot imagine it is to more than 5% of the international student body.</p>
<p>alexandre, u think a lot of things are not worth mentioning, but i think it is, 10+ scholarships to internationals is worth about 0.5 million dollars. For a school under constant budget cuts like UC-berkeley, it is very indicative of their mission to attract for the best and brightest students.</p>
<p>Scholarship ≠ free ride.</p>
<p>after you live in the state for a year, aren't you considered a resident? (or something like that)?</p>
<p>That means after 2 years or so you'd be paying instate tuition</p>
<p>Badkarma,
No...</p>
<p>NYao, 0.5million dollars? LOL u make me laugh</p>