Where should I apply for undergraduate programme

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello Everyone,</p>

<p>Well I am really worried about my acceptance to universities this year and will be very grateful if you guys could help me in making final decision regarding where I should apply for Early Decision.</p>

<p>My predicted IB score was 34 but when I checked my final score it turned out to be 27 which was very disappointing. However, I did try to make it up through my SAT 1 score which is 1970.
Extracurricular activities:
Leader of Art Club
President of New Generation Club (HIV/AIDs awareness program)
Fundraiser of Rotaract Club
London International Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Running Club
Community work ( Eco Club)
Circle of life Rediscovery programme</p>

<p>and there are few more that I participated in.</p>

<p>My family's financial background is not very strong and retaking IB exam will be very expensive. </p>

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<p>SAT/ACT and Unweighted GPA are needed
What state do you live in or are you an international applicant?</p>

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<p>I am an international applicant</p>

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<p>For students who need financial aid, it may not be a good idea to apply Early Decision. If the target school accepts you, you are committed to attend unless you truly cannot afford the costs. You won’t be able to compare a range of good-better-best offers. </p>

<p>Few colleges have generous need-based aid for international students. At many public universities, it is not available at all to internationals. So have a look at the following list:
<a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Many of these schools are too selective for your stats. You should have a good shot at Skidmore, Dickinson, and Union. Trinity, Bates, Colorado College, and Macalester would be reaches. These are small liberal arts colleges that probably want more applications from international students. However, LACs generally have limited (or no) pre-professional programs (for business, engineering, architecture, etc.) Their focus is on arts & science majors.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for the information. However, I am a bit concerned about my IB score. Are are any other tests that I should appear for so as to add to my academic grades?</p>

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<p>You stand to get an order of magnitude more aid if you are able to score a 34. But if finances are so poor that you can’t retake a test, you are not going to be able to afford to pay for a US college.</p>

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<p>Well regarding that, I hope to receive partial sponsorship from a non-governmental organization that helped me during my International Baccalaureate. </p>

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<p>add’l $ help for international students</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/financial-aid.php”>http://www.educationusa.info/financial-aid.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>By the way, can anyone tell me how good are the state universities for international students?</p>

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<p>It depends on which state schools you are interested in attending. </p>

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<p>There are a lot of international students (mainly from Asia) in the Big Ten universities in the Midwest. The state universities offer pretty good business, engineering, science programs that are popular among them.</p>

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<p>Well then do I have any chance of acceptance based on the information that I have shared?</p>

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<p>Well one of my pen friend got into Michigan State University with full financial aid.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://oiss.isp.msu.edu/”>http://oiss.isp.msu.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://oiss.isp.msu.edu/students/financial.htm”>http://oiss.isp.msu.edu/students/financial.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Good for your friend. FA usually includes loans. Most state universities won’t offer FA for internationals. Many cannot offer enough FA for their in-state students.</p>

<p>If an international student can afford the cost of attendance and have good GPA and SAT scores, they have very good chances to be admitted. </p>

<p>I cannot comment on the IB score. Your SAT score is respectable as an international student but not high enough for the super-competitive schools that will give generous FA to internationals. You have to figure out how much you can pay so you can choose affordable schools to apply.</p>

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<p>Thank you Tola2015 for the information and Bamboolong, do you know of any other test that would work as an alternative for my academic score.</p>

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<p>Try the ACT it may be the better test for you and no problem.</p>

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<p>So if I score well in the ACT then will it increase my chances of acceptance? ( a bit.)</p>

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<p>I was thinking of applying to University of Maryland and Whitman College. How good is Butler University for an international student?</p>

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<p>Yes. I scored a 2000 the first time I took the SAT; I’m retaking because I didn’t study.
I scored a 32 the first time I took the ACT w/o studying which corresponds to an SAT score of 2120.
If you send in both scores (ACT and SAT) colleges will look at the better score. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;