<p>Home state: PA
Graduating from a PA high school: 2015
GPA: 3.850 on a 4.0 scale UW
Test scores: ACT 31, I'm going to take the SAT subject test in Nov. 8th, aiming for 800
Major - Engineering</p>
<p>Father's income: 72k/yr
Mom's income: 0</p>
<p>What well-known schools, big ones, will give me aid and i could get accepted to?
I have been in the U.S for 9 yrs. </p>
<p>I’m going to punt here. As an international student, you will need to get a visa that allows you to study here. Will your current undocumented status affect getting this?</p>
<p>@thumper1 Uhm, as far as I know, I’m going back to my home country to get a student VISA and come back to the United States to study</p>
<p>Have you applied for DACA?</p>
<p><a href=“Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) | USCIS”>http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca</a></p>
<p>At least this way you will be eligible to work in the US if you need to defray some of the cost of attending school</p>
<p>I think you are going have to apply to a lot of schools to see which one would give you aid. Most schools have limited amount of money to give aids to internationals, so who they decide to give to is unknown.</p>
<p>Will University of Alabama give you guaranteed merit aid for your stats? </p>
<p>I’m not sure how the schools handle admissions for undocumented students.</p>
<p>I think so… but he’d have to leave the country and apply that way. He can’t be undocumented. The problem would be timing. Sounds like he won’t be leaving til the end of the school year. </p>
<p>I don’t know how all this works. I don’t know if he could apply now, as if he were a boarding student here…leave and then get his Visa.</p>
<p>I do know from another int’l, that getting one’s education visa takes 3-6 months. So, if he were to leave in May/June, the chances of his visa getting processed fast enough might be low. </p>
<p>Hope someone who is more familiar with this issue can better advise.</p>
<p>The University of Notre Dame has adopted changes in its admission policies that will make possible the admission of undocumented students who successfully compete for a place in its first-year and transfer classes.</p>
<p>“In making the decision to admit academically qualified men and women who are undocumented,” said Don Bishop, associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment, “we will strengthen our incoming class and give deserving young people the chance for a Notre Dame education.”</p>
<p>Notre Dame is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need for all admitted students.</p>
<p>This is an extremely tough situation. Most countries that I know about have no way of admitting illegal/undocumented residents let alone providing financial aid. The laws are intended to do work in that way. There is some good advice above about how to go about this within the system. That appears to be the only way to go.</p>
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You may have trouble to get a student visa if you’re an undocumented alien.</p>
<p>This is not a job for amateurs. You need to consult with a lawyer. If you lived in California, you could attend UC and be eligible for financial aid under the DREAM Act. But you don’t. Immigration lawyer is your best bet!</p>
<p>Many schools do not care, particularly the private ones, and will consider undocumented students for admissions and for merit money. PA does NOT give in state tuition rates or state aid for undocumented students. Also, you cannot get federal money. But you can get merit money from any number of schools. An issue will be your test scores as they strongly determine how much you are likely to get in scholarships. Also ask admissions offices and fin aid offices of schools on your list and ask how they treat illegal immigrants and other undocumented students. I am assuming you are an illegal immigrant and not just undocumented temporarily through some snag up that can be cleared up soon.</p>
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<p>Why would that be. He’d be in his home country with an acceptance. Why would a visa not be granted?</p>
<p>Prettty tough to get very far in this society without a social security number. There are so many folks waiting in line to get in to the country who have strong opinions about this very topic.</p>
<p>Most colleges that I know do not care about the SSn or if a student is here legally or not. They just aren’t allowed to get financial aid, certainly not anything that requires a FAFSA. Some schools, if you ask the fin aid office, have provisions for that with institutional funds. Harvard, for instance, clearly doesn’t care. Most merit awards I have seen do not take into any account that the student is legally here or not. Some do exclude international students, or require a FAFSA which would do the same, so one should ask. In some states, like mine, the state schools give in state tuition to any student who can prove s/he’s been living in the state for X years. For those graduating from high school simply attending that high school in state will clinch it. Can’t get fin aid, but get in state rates and can get merit money. Need high test scores and good grades to get most merit awards.</p>
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Undocumented alien may have trouble to prove his/her ties to home country. See <a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/isss/immigration-and-visa-information/applying-for-a-nonimmigrant-visa/[quote]Ties”>Tips for Applying for a Visa | International Student & Scholar Services | Vanderbilt University
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<p>Under the United States laws and practices, the consular officer views the visa applicant as a potential immigrant and it is up to the applicant to prove that this is not the case. You must therefore be able to show that you have reasons for returning to your home country that are stronger than those for remaining in the U.S.</p>
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<p>Interesting! I wonder how those who come here as premeds because they hope to go to med school here are viewed. I wonder if the US can really detect what a student’s intent is.</p>
<p>countries have treaties that try to get at folks that flaunt the laws, and try to get benefits from both countries. It is very common.</p>
<p>OP, have you applied for DACA? You would get a social security number and therefore be eligible for federal financial aid. As other noted above many schools don’t actually require a social security number…but many do use federal guidelines for their financial assessments and packages. You don’t need a lawyer for DACA. You can file it youself (altho I would advise getting some guidance from someone trustworthy). </p>
<p>PS - A consult with an immigration lawyer is always a good idea, I just mean don’t be deterred from applying bc you might mistakenly think you have to go through a whole immigration case and the fees involved bc you don’t.</p>