I’m a junior in Istanbul, I have a GPA of 88 out of a 100, -which of course I’m working on making it better- I have been researching international universities and I really loved NYU, but I heard it doesn’t give much of a financial aid? That can be a problem since I have very limited options for tuition fees. And are there more things I can do to increase the chance of getting a scholarship? Any activities that can increase it? I really want the scholarship and I will try my best to do it, but honestly I really need so much information. Thank you for answering.
I don’t know how good an 88 out of 100 is, but it better be pretty good to get a 75% scholarship. Anyone’s chances of getting that sort of scholarship are slim. Without knowing much about what you already do for extra-curriculars its impossible to say, not that I would really be able to make a determination even if I knew. Bottom line, I wouldn’t count on getting much of anything to go to NYU as an international student. There really isn’t much you can do to change that at this point, barring a skill truly amazing that would probably take many years to develop or some very high-caliber research at a university.
NYU tends to give lousy financial aid even to USA citizens. My thoughts, based on that alone, is that a 75% scholarship is slim to none.
Your chances of getting money will be based primarily on grades and test scores. You will need grades near 95% and SAT scores to match to get money. Frankly the schools giving out that kind of money are the ones requiring scores about 93% to get in. Pressing it, maybe 91%.
If you’re female, you need high scores, and then look at some of the women’s colleges for funds: Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr come to mind.
Best of luck.
@Dustyfeathers I agree. The chances of significant financial aid for an international candidate at NYU are vanishingly small. There are however many schools that offer financial aid to international students and that commit to meeting 100% of your need. The problem is that most are “need aware”, so it is generally much harder to get in. That said, if you are admitted, they will meet your full need. The list of these schools is long: Smith, MHC, Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Barnard, Pomona, Scripps, Oberlin etc.
While applying to a “need aware” school as an international candidate needing financial aid puts you in a highly competitive situation, you at least know that you will be given the financial aid you need to attend if you get in.
Sorry, but zero. Change your plans.
This is College Board’s conversion from 100 scale to 4.0. An 88 is considered a 3.3 or a B+. I would look to other, lower ranked schools if you are international and in need of aid.
https://pages.collegeboard.org/how-to-convert-gpa-4.0-scale
Good luck!
I don’t think that students understand that there is very limited financial aid money.
It has to come from somewhere.
Most money to attend school comes from the families. If you can’t afford $72k per year, you have to do what other students do, change schools to something affordable.
You can’t always get what you want; that’s a sad but true reality.
Find other options.
Is that your true gpa or did you estimate yourself? How high are you ranked nationally? My understanding is that for Turkey we need to add +10 to have a US equivalent.
That kind of money is not possible from NYU new York, but you could apply to NYU Abu Dhabi and spend junior year in new York city, plus a semester in Shanghai.
What grade are you in? Have you taken the SAT or ACT ?