<p>Hey people. I'm an international student who plans to study at the university of Miami in less than a year. My question is, does it offer any financial aid for international students? If so, how much (approximately)? I'm just very confused about the financial aid at this university, as it asks for your financial statement while being listed as a university that offers financial aid for international students on some websites. </p>
<p>They may offer some financial aid, but “financial aid” doesn’t mean you will be offered aid to cover the full cost of your education. You and your family will likely be expected to pay a significant portion of the cost, and thus they want to know if your family has the financial means to pay their contribution.</p>
<p>As for “how much,” there’s absolutely no way to answer that. It depends entirely on how competitive your application is and how you stack up in comparison to other international applicants. It could be a lot or it could be nothing.</p>
<p>@polarscribe,
What do you mean by ‘a significant portion’? I know that they won’t cover the cost of my education by 100 %(nor do I expect them to), but is it possible to get 15,000-25,000$ in financial aid per year for all four years at this university? </p>
<p>My family is more than willing to pay +34,000$ a year, but +54,000$ (as the university’s bank sponsorship says) for an education where I could get else where for much cheaper is (and way better) doesn’t sound really reasonable.</p>
<p>$25,000 a year is a 2/3-tuition scholarship, and yes it’s possible to get that much, but you would need to be an extremely attractive candidate. Do you know how your test scores/stats stack up in comparison to the average UMiami applicant?</p>
<p>Web site with the available scholarships for international students.</p>
<p>You would need, at minimum, $54,000 combined for all four years - but that figure is only valid if you get one of their full-tuition scholarships. Otherwise, your costs would be significantly higher.</p>
<p>“The bank letter must indicate the applicant will be able to cover the difference between the scholarship award and the total cost of attendance (approximately US $57,081.00).”</p>
<p>I think they’re above average for the average UM applicant, if I’m correct? A guy on here said that I shouldn’t have any problem getting into Stanford and any schools at that level with those test scores, so I must assume that they’re good enough for UM.</p>
<p>As for my high school grades, they can’t really be compared to the American grades, as I’m taking the Danish ‘Studentereksamen’, but if I use the grading translation on Fulbright’s web site, they’re all A+/A’s. I have one B+, though, but that’s in gym classes, and I don’t think that grade matters. </p>
<p>As for my EC’s, well, they’re too long to list, but I could mention some of them.
I’ve had 5 years of working experience, been a tutor at my high school in the academic subjects chemistry and mathematics, and might be a future international chemistry olympiad competitor. </p>
<p>Hook: Great interest for science, especially chemistry and 1st generation college student.</p>
<p>Could you tell me how I stack up to UM now? I’m not very familiar with this school. Again, your help is mostly appreciated! :-)</p>
<p>Nobody on this forum has any clue how UM is going to react to your particular application. You need to talk to their admissions staffers and get a feel from them. Your scores are great, but big-dollar financial aid for international students is very, very limited, so the best I would guess is that you have a shot, but it really totally depends on what their pool looks like, what they want out of their class and how many scholarships they have available.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t rely at all on what “a guy on here” tells you about Stanford or anywhere else. As likely as not, it’s a fellow high school student taking a wild-ass guess.</p>