I am currently in 12th Grade in India. I aim to apply for Fall 2020. These are the Stats I currently possess.
Academic-
9th Grade - B Grade
10th Grade - 88% - 4.0 GPA
11th Grade - 65 % - 3.2 GPA
SAT 1380/1600 ; 730/800 Math; 650/800 English
SAT Math Lvl-2 760/800
Extra Curricular-
I have been in the School Basketball team for the past 4 years (except this year). I have also been one of the best players on the team for the last 2 years on the team.
We secured 3rd place in the West zone CBSE Basketball Tournament and was one of the finalists selected to Place for my state, Gujarat.
I have represented my House in the Inter-House Basketball Matches for the past 5 years. I am the captain of the team this year and was the vice-captain last year. We have finished first for 3 of the past 5 years. and runners up 2 years back.
I am active in doing community service with 90+ recorded hours and 500+ unrecorded hours.
I placed 11th in the international level of the International Space Olympiad when I was in 7th Grade.
I have represented my School in numerous debates and quizzes winning a lot of prizes too.
In spite of not being the face of the council, I was involved in a lot of council activities throughout the year including organising events and selections for various sports.
I have also attended a couple of Model United Nations with one of them being an Inter-House MUN where I won the best Delegate award in the newcomers group.
Courses-
I’ve got
12 years of English
10 years of Math
5 years of Science + 2 Years of Physics and 2 Years of Chemistry in Addition
4 years of Third Language i.e.Gujarati
6 Years of Second Language i.e. Hindi
4 Years of History, Civics, Geography and Economics
2 Years of C++
I’m an international Student from India and am applying into Computer Science.
My Budget is maximum 20k$ for tuition.
Iowa State, Alabama, Alabama Huntsville.
"My Budget is maximum 20k$ for tuition. "
That’s the difficult part. Must room and board and travel expenses come out of that $20,000 budget too? Or can you afford those separately from $20K tuition?
Alabama is a possibility. Iowa might take a little more than $20K to make it work. It seems the best merit aid scholarship is $10K, but cost of attendance is $40K+: https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/pdf/intl_ug_estexp.pdf
My budget is 20k for just tuition. Room and board can be extra
What’s your total budget? It will have to cover tuition, room and board, travel expenses, and health insurance.
Good catch about Iowa State. The budget is challenging. Maybe Univ. Alabama Huntsville with 45%merit scholarship for stats.
Looks like most unis have international rates starting mid $20s for tuition, plus fees, room &board.
Maybe University at Buffalo SUNY.
Arizona State University has tuition and fees around $36,000 plus room and board.
New Mexico State University has tuition around $25,000 plus room board, etc.
I can go to 30 k max without scholarships or more if I can get good scholarship there.
Then Iowa is in play for you, as is Alabama. You could also try Bates or Grinell, but attending those would definitely be scholarship-dependent.