What colleges schould I apply for? International student (German)

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@happymomof1

  B@r!um - You rock! 

She really does.</p>

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@b@r!um

think we misunderstood each other. “Study” means “lernen” in German and not “studieren” (= going to college). If you look back, you said that students from non-college educated parents are less likely to study (= sit down and do their homework) and I wanted to point out that that’s incorrect. Either way it’s not going to help you because that’s a statistic about a general phenomenon, not a personal obstacle you had to face. (If you were treated for cancer while working 30 hours a week to pay your medical bills and trying to keep up with school work, <em>that</em> might give you an advantage.)

OK, that was one of those “false friend” mistakes.
Is there some chance that my unusual hobbies (organ) might help me? Maybe someone needs an organist for the college chapel…
I’ve looked into the “international student aid” thread - all the colleges offering FinAid for internationals are quite competitive, and the colleges with need-blind admission are even harder to get in.</p>

<p>Furthermore I got my subject test scores today.
MathI 660
Ph 680
Spa 700
Not what I expected. I knew that Math was bad, but I can’t imagine what was wrong with Spanish. Physics could have been better, but it was not that bad if you consider that there were a few questions we didn’t even have in school. Anyway, definitely retaking math along with the SATI and the ACT.</p>

<p>Is there a chance for me to get into any of the finAid or even need-blind colleges?</p>

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Quite frankly, I was surprised by the astronomical prices for “basic” items like food, housing and health care. (On the other hand, “luxury” items are a lot cheaper in the States than they are in Germany!)

OK, I’ll just eat iPods instead of bread!
I’ll look after the financing issues. I’m pretty sure that I will get enough support if I make it to get into a good college.</p>