<p>Okokokok, what a shame but i’m going to send them an e-mail to see if i am elegible anyways. Do you know what ivies or private schools would be a match for me? Thanks for your time and help.</p>
<p>You could check collegedata.com to look for matches.
I think you should really apply to Columbia. Or maybe Chicago, loyola, Brown, Colgate, Dartmouth?</p>
<p>Is community college an option for you?</p>
<p>marcelo</p>
<p>It might be worth an email to the school for the Macauley program. While they say they won’t necessarily pay for out of state tuition, there might be other scholarships you could apply for or they might give additional aid for especially qualified applicants.</p>
<p>I like how you’re a unique applicant, and since you have solid credentials, you’ll be a standout. I would recommend one or two Ivies, and a few top universities in major cities. Maybe some Ivies on the lower end that are a little easier to get in to, like Cornell or Brown? And there’s always Columbia, which is right in NYC, or Penn in Philly. You can also look at Drexel, maybe USciences or Jefferson, which are all in Philly.</p>
<p>Thank you very much to you all for your responses :).
Okokokok, to attend any of the schools you listed would be a dream for me haha; community college is definitely an option because my main goal is to have higher education(something that i would not be able to have here) Do you recommend any cc in particular?.Thanks.
midatlmom, i will email that school presenting my case for sure, i am REALLY interested in the research grant you mentioned.
maiden13, thank you very much, i really hope to stand out in the application process, i will look closely to all the options you gave me and see which of them are more likely to accept me, i can’t apply to all because of the application fees.
I really appreciate your replies and honest oppinions, thank you again to all of you guys :).</p>
<p>Marcelo</p>
<p>Make sure you email schools to see if you are eligible for an application fee waiver. For example, Vassar, which is a school with excellent sciences and very good aid for international students, will generally give you a fee waiver if you ask for one and you qualify. Take a look at this website to see what schools might offer free applications (but make sure you check each one directly on the school’s website, since there might be discrepancies or schools might have changed their policies) [Free</a> College Applications](<a href=“http://www.porcelina.net/freeapps/listings.html]Free”>Free College Applications)</p>
<p>midatlmom</p>
<p>Fee waivers would be a huge relieve for me, otherwise i would have had to reduce my options to 3. This is a really good advice, thanks again.</p>
<p>It might just be me, but I feel like you should write your essays on the way you learned english and science (learning books and institutions and such). </p>
<p>Am I the only one that finds it weird that you have access to a computer?</p>
<p>jax123,i understand where you come from but it’s not weird, actually here in Peru there are a lot of kind of flea markets where you can buy things at very low prices, i have an hp dv1000 that cost me a couple of hundreds of soles (80 dollars approx), and there is also many small businesses that offer you wireless internet connection, using an anthena, for a very reasonable price(about $15 monthly) so i decided that it was a good investment because most of the college applications are online; I also have a full time job as a laborer so i can afford some stuff haha.
I was thinking about that too, they might find my experiences interesting, thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>Here are top community colleges [Top</a> 120 Community Colleges in 2013 according to the Aspen Institute](<a href=“http://www.community-college.org/top-120-community-colleges-in-2013-according-to-the-aspen-institute/]Top”>http://www.community-college.org/top-120-community-colleges-in-2013-according-to-the-aspen-institute/) </p>
<p>Have you heard back from QB about eligibility?</p>
<p>Not yet, i guess they will respond my e-mail on monday, thanks for the link i am going to check it now.</p>
<p>Any other advice? please.</p>
<p>Marcelo</p>
<p>There are currently, I believe, only 6 schools that are need blind and meet full need for international students. They are Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Princeton and Yale. These are reaches for all students and even though your stats are good, you are going up against some of the best students in the world. Because of that, I would advise you to apply to some smaller schools where your stats would be very strong and where they offer good financial aid to strong international applicants (I’m not telling you not to apply to the 6 need blind schools, just understand that your chances are small). Schools that would be on my list to consider include the following, many of which will give you an application fee waiver:</p>
<p>Skidmore
Wesleyan
Vassar
Trinity College in Hartford, Ct. (fee automatically waived for international students)
Gettsyburg (fee automatically waived for international students)
Bates (free application for international applicants)
St. Lawrence University (fee automatically waived for international students)
Colgate (fee waived for international students with addresses outside the US; website says you should check “other fee waiver request” on the Common Application)</p>
<p>According to US News, many of these schools are on the list of universities giving the most aid to international applicants–here’s the link [10</a> Colleges That Offer International Students Most Financial Aid - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2012/02/21/10-colleges-that-offer-international-students-most-financial-aid]10”>http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2012/02/21/10-colleges-that-offer-international-students-most-financial-aid) </p>
<p>In addition, you could take a look at this list (I’m not sure how accurate it is because the average amounts given don’t always mesh with numbers provided by individual schools) to get a general sense of which colleges are generous with international aid. <a href=“http://infousa.state.gov/education/studyteach/docs/intfinaid.pdf[/url]”>http://infousa.state.gov/education/studyteach/docs/intfinaid.pdf</a> </p>
<p>Finally, you should take a look at schools offering guaranteed scholarships to students who have certain scores/grades. I am not sure if any of them are available for international students who graduated a few years ago, but if you email the schools, they will give you the information. For example, the University of Alabama–Huntsville offers a full scholarship including tuition and room and board to students with a 1490-1600 on the CR and Math sections of the SAT and a high GPA–I think you might qualify for this if it’s open to international students in your situation (but it says you have to apply directly from high school, so I’m not sure what that means). Here’s the link <a href=“http://uah.edu/iFinAid/scholarships/2012-2013%20approved%20scholarship%20gridNEW.pdf[/url]”>http://uah.edu/iFinAid/scholarships/2012-2013%20approved%20scholarship%20gridNEW.pdf</a></p>
<p>You should check this thread to look for other possible full rides, but make sure you email schools to see if they are available for international students who graduated a few years ago. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html?highlight=automatic+scholarships[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html?highlight=automatic+scholarships</a></p>
<p>The bottom line is that you have to do a lot of research on your own and reach out by email to a lot of schools to make sure that you’re applying to the right mix of schools. Read the application instructions carefully and make sure that your essays are well-written (and not whiny) and reflect something important about yourself.</p>
<p>midatlmom thanks for taking the time to write such a complete reply, I understand that my chances are small but i was thinking about applying to a couple of the need-blind full need schools(dartmoth? amherst?HYP are very high reaches for me i think), also to vassar, because i been told that has a very strong science program and i want to major in biochemistry, and to all the schools that give me a fee waiver, i’ll contact every school directly and ask them if i am elegible for full scholarships.
I have a lot of research to do haha, would applying ED increase my chances?
I was considering writing about the things i like to do and why am i interested in science, because i think they will know what kind of background i come from by reading my commonapp.</p>
<p>Your resume is decent if you plan on applying for an ivy. You should check out lower-tier universities that could provide you for that financial ride if money is a huge factor in your decision-making.</p>
<p>Haha, I pretty much posted midatlmom’s reply but in a more primitive manner. Should of looked at his posts first. But yeah, look into more research about Vassar.</p>
<p>ED won’t really increase your chances if you plan on applying to ivy schools. They still look at your resume in the same thorough manner.</p>
<p>Khaoz346, yes, money is a huge factor in my decision, i need a full scholarship and i am exploring a wide range of schools from the ivies to community colleges, as you can imagine i am trying to find the best school that could meet my financial needs haha, thanks for the response.</p>
<p>colkorir, i’ve been told that Columbia accepts more minority students than the rest of the ivies so i am seriously considering that school and Amherst College (which is need-blind for internationals), even though i feel that they are quite reaches for me.Thanks.</p>
<p>Does anyone else have an opinion about where i should apply?</p>
<p>Marcelo</p>
<p>A few other thoughts. You might consider applying to Berea College. It provides 100% funding to 100% of the enrolled international students in the first year and in subsequent years pays most of your expenses. Everyone at Berea has to work at a job–it’s not the typical college and it’s located in a rural location, but it is a strong liberal arts school and would provide a solid education. I believe that it takes one student per year from a number of countries with a total international enrollment of 8%. Here’s a link to the page on international students [Costs</a> and Financial Aid for International Students - Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://www.berea.edu/admissions/international/costs-and-financial-aid-for-international-students/]Costs”>Costs and Financial Aid for International Students - Berea College)</p>
<p>Another school to look at would be College of Wooster. Once again, its a strong liberal arts school that is not as well-known as some of the others that have been mentioned. Although it’s financial aid is not as strong as some of the other schools you’re looking at, it does offer two full scholarships for international students and I think you’d be a strong candidate. Here’s a link to the international student financial aid page. [International</a> Financial Aid - College of Wooster](<a href=“http://www.wooster.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/How-to-Apply/International-Applicants/International-Financial-Aid]International”>http://www.wooster.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/How-to-Apply/International-Applicants/International-Financial-Aid)</p>
<p>Finally, although your CR SAT score is very strong, you should check on whether you’re required to take the TOEFL exam as well. I think that some/many schools require that test of international applicants and I don’t know if you planned to take it.</p>