<p>Hi guys, I am interested in applying to computer engineering and so I have selected few schools according to my capability.
Dream schools: UCB ,Carnegie , Cornell
Reach : UIUC , Michigan Ann Arbour , U of T at Austin , Georgia Tech ,Rose Hulman
Safe : Purdue,Texas A and M
I was thinking of taking student loan but after reading post from CC members that student loan may not be the right option , I am thinking of applying to universities that offer financial aid to international students , however from the list(eduPASS | Financial Aid for International Students | Schools with Aid for Undergraduates). I couldn't decide which are good schools for computer engineering.Some great comp schools like MIT,Harvard etc are super super dream schools but they are the only few which provide full aid.I will apply to only 10 schools so what changes should I make in this list??Thanks for your advises guys!
10th -91.3 % I.C.S.E
12th -86.4%
Giving SAT in October expecting 2000+
SAT 2 - M-740 P-760 C-770 (will give all three one more time)
Recommendations - good
EC: Android Application Developer , Learning French , playing snooker , participating in debates , playing snooker , cooking food but I don't have any prize or certificates
Internship at Computer shop
I am currently preparing for IITJEE.Do I have any chance at Stanford?Thanks for your advices!</p>
<p>OK. Before I respond to your post, I will have to ask you a few questions, so please bear with me:</p>
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<li><p>Have you already unsuccessfully applied to elite universities like MIT, Harvard, etc. in the past (some of your other posts suggest you have)? If so, which elites have you applied to?</p></li>
<li><p>Why do you wish to study in the States (as opposed to any other country)?</p></li>
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<p>1–>Actually last year , I didn’t know much about the whole process and had only applied only to mit .So off course I was rejected.I didn’t know anything like you need to have medals , win Olympiads.I realized all this in 12th grade.
2–>For good universities in UK, you need to give A levels for which I don’t have time and neither I can afford it.For Canada, I am considering Mc Gill and University of Toronto.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response! Given your situation, I would originally have said that you would probably maximize your chances of getting into an affordable (or even free) top-notch computer engineering program by applying to Canadian universities like the University of Toronto.</p>
<p>As for non-MIT elite universities like Stanford, you might stand a chance if you ramp up that SAT I score to a 2200+ (improving your SAT II scores might give you some leverage, but I don’t think it’ll be much–apparently, anything above a 700 is good enough). But (because you’re Indian, and belong to this cut-throat pool of competitive applicants) you will also need an international/national level distinction–or come from a very interesting (read impoverished) background (this is the stumbling stone for most applicants, including yours truly).</p>
<p>You might also be able to get a scholarship from SOME worthwhile public universities, like UIUC and Georgia Tech, if you apply really early. But these will, again, be merit-based scholarships, so you really do need to ramp up the SAT I score. Apart from these, in the US, some LACs (like Lafayette College) tend to be generous with finaid for internationals, but based on your post, I would say that you have little interest in these?</p>
<p>Good universities in the UK, including Oxbridge, ICL, UCL, Bristol, etc. do make offers to students who do not take the A-Levels. However, you will most likely have to take some other recognized exam, such as the CollegeBoard AP exams. I do not know what A-Levels costs are, so I can’t tell you if this is affordable or not. However, AP level material is often said to be easier than IIT-JEE level material, so if you’re preparing for the JEE, then preparation should be minimal. It might be an option worth looking into.</p>
<p>Finally, I see that you are preparing for the JEE. I know that you wish to go to the US for your undergraduate education, but remember that IIT students are the 2nd largest recruitment pool for MIT grad programs…</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Hey.
UK Universities accept ICSE marks.</p>
<p>Yeah , I know about AP but again that’s costly and I belong to a middle class family.</p>
<p>SOME UK universities do accept ICSE/CBSE marks (I can’t remember which ones)–recently, Oxford opened its doors to CBSE students. However, the problem with UK universities, even after acceptance, will be tuition.</p>
<p>Correction.
ALL universities accept, unless one is applying for medicine.</p>
<p>@grohan If you’re interested in the UK, it would seem that Bristol is your best bet. They say that they offer a couple of scholarships annually to international students too. I don’t know if you’re interested in any Asian universities, but perhaps NUS, NTU, HKUST, etc. are worth a look? Heck, you could even come over to Japan if you’re desperate to study abroad.</p>
<p>@Ppaayas It’s not so simple as that. Most universities will take applicants who have 80%+ CBSE marks, but from what, I’ve read, CBSE marks alone won’t get applicants in. For example, LSE’s website claims that you will then have to appear for their own entrance examinations, and Cambridge says that they only extend conditional offers to CBSE students, which are then dependent on IIT-JEE scores. Of course, besides all this, there is the pesky English language requirement to consider, which will most certainly necessitate that you take the TOEFL iBT. I will rctify my statement to read MOST UK universities accept CBSE, but I do not that that is what grohan was looking for…</p>
<p>Nice post by @dasadhikarik
Anyway, to add to what he/she said, I would also recommend that you take the AIEEE exams to have another leg in the indian engineering schools. Undergrad programs in the US are good (but it depends a lot on how you adjust and the kind of college you go to) and to be honest, not worth it to take high loans if no aid is given. Stanford is a high high reach, UCB EECS is a high reach as well and no aid there.</p>
<p>Thanks guys for your overwhelming responses.Yeah , I know many UK universities don’t require a levels but still they require very high board marks and the same goes for nus and ntu .you don’t have 93% better don’t apply to NUS and NTU at least 90%. 85% is the minimum eligibility marks for UK universities.Thanks guys one again and I will surely consider your advice while choosing my college.</p>
<p>dude…u won’t get into stanford or cornell or berkeley …ur extracurriculars,scores,grades aren’t good enough…sorry</p>
<p>neither will u get into toronto</p>
<p>and i don’t think that u should call purdue “safe”</p>
<p>OH MY…I JUST REALIZED THAT THIS THREAD IS 2 YRS OLD…SORRY</p>