<p>midatlmom,</p>
<p>Thank you for the helpful info, these are the kind of colleges i’m looking for!
About the TOEFL, i was hoping to avoid it because it is a most expensive test for me but I will email the schools to see if my CR score is enough for them or if it is really necessary to take the TOEFL.</p>
<p>hi! I’m also an international student so i know a bit… US schools are really expensive unless you get financial aid or scolarships.but good schools (rich ones) give out tons of money. ivies are hard to get into but should give you money. admissions are done by where you went to school, so you’ll be in competition with other people in peru i assume… i dont know anything about peruvian schools, but if your among the best in your city/region you’ll have a decent shot with those scores. Play up your internationalism and different life circumstances in the application. like say stuff about any hardships, cultural stuff you’ve experienced. Also consider non-iveis, some have already been mentioned above…</p>
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<p>waaaaa i cant message you becasue im new on this stupid site or something. anyway here’s my answer to your questions:</p>
<p>hey! yeah im an american citizen but at high school abroad so i sorta know about international applicants…
anyways, ivies are always pretty much a crapshoot.Your SAT is definitely good enough for most ivies, i dont know about gpa, but if your top 5-10% of your school or something like that its good enough. Also just being international makes you special for admissions. basically, good chance, but ivies are never certain, its really just random
In terms of specific, non-ivy schools, it really depends what your looking for… for larger, urban, research unis, Uchicago is awesome, Boston college, boston uni, northeastern, northwestern, vanderbilt, duke, johns hopkins, drexel, rice, emory, tufts…(these are all really good, private, universites)
Then ther’s also smaller liberal arts schools, really different atmosphere though. and also good financail aid. ask me if you want names
i dont know as much about public/state schools but there are some good ones that might offer scolarships</p>
<p>i know nothing about midwest/west coast schools because im not looking at them at all so no help there.i’m only applying east coast</p>
<p>also think about canadian schools maybe. MUCH cheaper, colder weather, and slightly different system, but still really good. </p>
<p>thers just too many to choose from really. do A LOT of reaserch before you even consider applying. and make sure to really really show your internationality/differnt life experience on the application. just be different and you’ll have a huge advantage</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply, i was on the top 5% of my class so in that aspect i’m going to be okay i hope. I am considering ivies because i think they have the biggest budget for financial aid haha, i am very interested in doing research so i think i am going to apply to the schools you mentioned but i have to do a lot of research before. About canadian schools, i emailed some of them but they don’t offer full scholarships :/. Could you mention some LAC’s that would fit me?thanks.</p>
<p>Any opinion would be welcome :)</p>
<p>UCSD is also phenomenal for its biochemistry program.</p>
<p>I don’t think UCSD offers full scholarships for international applicants :(</p>
<p>Try for BU, BC, some UC’s, I know that the SUNY’s give aid to int’l students so maybe there, USC is prob one of the most beautiful campuses</p>
<p>I think you should apply to a public school like University of Georgia or University of Delaware…I’m not sure about Ivies…or you could also go to Notre Dame, which is the best catholic school in the US</p>
<p>Dinomite, i’ve been exploring some of the UC’s websites and my favorite by far is USC i would absolutely love to go there but they are not very clear about financial aid for internationals so i’m going to contact the admission office directly, thanks.
kissthepanda, yes i’m also considering public schools and i’m aware that the ivies are kind of unpredictable; Notre Dame seems like a very nice option too, thanks for the reply :)</p>
<p>I would agree with some of the above posters. The Ivies may be out of reach, especially since you are an international student. Keep in mind that you are competing with many an Asian student (not to seem racist or stereotypical) who are notorious for their incredible statistics and work ethic. </p>
<p>That being said, if you have your heart set on an Ivy, don’t hesitate to apply. However, don’t apply to “An ivy” just because of the name. The “Ivy League” is merely a sports division, and as such it does not in any way correlate with prestige. It just so happens that it contains some of the nations top universities. I would say, for example, that Uchicago, Stanford, and some UCs are much better schools than say Cornell. Just food for thought. </p>
<p>The UCs are great from my experience, and would be a good fit for you. I would explore them more. Make sure you emphasize what makes you unique: that is key and what most colleges are looking for far more than scores and grades. What can you bring to the campus? </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Bestillandknow0, i haven’t decided where i am going to apply, i think i am going to apply to Columbia and Stanford as reaches and USC if it offers international students need based financial aid, I still have a lot of research to do. I mentioned the ivies because i’ve been told that they award a lot of money for internationals.
I will try to highlight what makes me special in my app and essay. Hopefully everything works out well,thanks.</p>
<p>USC is not part of the University of California system; rather it’s a private university. According to its website, it does not offer need-based aid to international students. Here’s what the website says:</p>
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<p>As far as I can tell, the most generous merit scholarships at USC only cover tuition, so you would still be responsible for room and board.</p>
<p>Many of the posters here, while I understand that they’re trying to be helpful, are listing schools that do not offer financial aid for international students. For example, Notre Dame does not seem to offer much if any financial aid for international students (as it says on the website, “financial aid opportunities for first-year international students are limited”). Many public universities in the United States are not particularly generous with financial aid for any students, much less international students.</p>
<p>midatlmom, you are right during the time i’ve been researching i could not find a single public school that offers need-based financial aid for internationals and that is the biggest decision factor for me; i am going to stick to the list you sent me(the one with the schools that give the most financial aid). It looks like USC is out of my reach, so i’ll keep looking. Thanks.</p>
<p>Any other advice?</p>
<p>Any response from QuestBridge?</p>
<p>Okokokok, yes they pretty much told that, in my case, it was the same if i apply on my own :/</p>
<p>I would appreciate any other advice :)</p>
<p>Mark this topic. Posts made in this thread seem extremely helpful for international students.</p>
<p>No problem but how do I mark this thread?</p>