<p>Hi, I am a 19 year-old hispanic student who graduated high school a couple of years ago, and since I can't afford college in my country I thought that applying for a scholarship in the USA was a good idea.
I've taken the SAT's already and these are my scores:
SAT Reasoning Test: 2230
CR: 760
M: 740
W:730</p>
<p>Bio: 770
Chemistry:780</p>
<p>This is the rest of my info:
- Rank 1/40
- Founder of the science club
- President of the school
- National Youth Science Camp peruvian delegate 2009
- Captain of the soccer team
- Regional Youth Councelor Avanzada Catolica (Catholic group).
- Medical assistant for 30 months.
- First generation college student(hopefully).
-18/20 GPA.
AP's and Honor Classes not available.
Work experience.</p>
<p>I could really use some advice; I am not sure where to apply to, an ivy maybe? a smaller school? I need a full scholarship so I know it is not going to be easy, any ideas?
Thanks.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate a response</p>
<p>What type of climate would you like to be in?
Do you want to be in a big city or a rural area?
What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>I come from a rural area, so it would be kind of exciting for me to live in big city and attend a big school. I would like to major in biochemistry. Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>A few colleges that you could like and do some research on would be, Boston University, Colorado College, Columbia, NYU, Emmanuel College (MA), Tulane, Oklahoma City University, Baylor, Manhattan College, Cal State LA, Drexel, and FIU. Those are just some that could fit you. I tried to list a variety of areas and climates. I don’t know about international students at any of these schools, but I suggest you look it up.</p>
<p>Happy hunting :)</p>
<p>Thank drysharpie that’s very helpful, are the ivies out of my reach?? anyone, please chance me :)</p>
<p>Well, drysharpie suggested the only ivy that is in a major, major city - Columbia - but I would also suggest Harvard, although it might be quite a reach. I would say you have a chance of getting into Columbia - they love minorities. Also in Boston, I would strongly recommend Boston College, it’s better than BU in terms of selectivity, and you have very good scores. Yale is also in a city, New Haven, but it’s a very crappy one. </p>
<p>To get into the selective colleges I have mentioned, I would say what you need is to write a good, well-written essay about your background and then just hope for the best.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot inaweoflacs, yes i am working on my essays already, i would say that my background is pretty harsh i mean no money, orphan, no science courses or english were offer at my school and a lot of struggling and work experience haha, so i guess i can use that in my favor. Thanks again.</p>
<p>any other recommendation or oppinion? I want to know what are the best schools i can possibly attend and some other safe choices regardless of their ubication :).</p>
<p>bump…please help me</p>
<p>I don’t know about merit scholarships, but a lot of folks who are applying as internationals, and might need financial aid to attend, are told to look for a list of schools that grant financial aid to international students. I believe there is also a forum for international students.</p>
<p>Here it is</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/</a></p>
<p>Thank you very much Shrinkrap.</p>
<p>Anyone know what other schools would fit me?? any advice will be welcome</p>
<p>How did you learn English and science with no money?</p>
<p>Well, my godmother used to buy me books for special occasions(i.e. birthday, christmas). Among those books were a couple of english books so i learned the basic grammar on my own and then i applied for a scholarship to a small language institute, i studied there for almost a year, after that, i was selected to attend a camp in the USA where i improved my skills and i’ve been practicing since then, that’s how.
I’ve always loved science and throughout my life i’ve read a lot of science related articles, but when i went seek for help for this process(applying to an american school) fulbright offered to help me with some books and travel expenses, so i learned science when preparing for the sat subject tests. Do you have any idea which schools would fit me?</p>
<p>Why don’t you apply to QuestBridge?</p>
<p>Okokokok, this is great advice, thank you so much;i didn’t even know this kind of organizations existed i will definetely apply to QuestBridge :).</p>
<p>Take a look at Macauley Honors College. It is located in NYC and is a program that will pay most of your expenses. According to the website, international students may not receive in-state tuition, so you might have to potentially pay the differential between out of state and in state tuition which I believe is approximately 6,000 year, but if you apply to the right campus, housing and all other costs are paid for (City College, Hunter College and Lehman College are the three that I believe offer housing). You also receive a laptop and up to a $7500 grant for global study, research and internship opportunities. You will also have to pay the $65 application fee–there are no fee waivers available. Here’s a link to the main page–make sure you check out the housing page and read the FAQs page as well. [Macaulay</a> Honors College - About Macaulay](<a href=“http://www.macaulay.cuny.edu/about/]Macaulay”>http://www.macaulay.cuny.edu/about/)</p>
<p>I just went to QB’s website to check if you were eligible, but apparently you have to be graduating high school in 2013.
So maybe you can try applying to one or two ivies, and then go for less competitive private schools. Private schools offer you more aid than public schools.</p>
<p>midatlmom thanks for the info, unfortunately I am not able to pay the $6000; I need a full scholarship but I’ll research those school anyways.</p>