Hey, guys! I recently joined this community, and I really look forward to sharing information with you all!
I have 3.9GPA (un) and 2230 on SAT. I attend an international school in Thailand, and I’m in student council (this is my second year). I hope to major something related to chemistry or computer (IT). Any suggestions? Appreciate all the advice!
Are you a US citizen? Do you have financial constraints? What are your criteria for choosing a school? There has to be some up front investment on your part to figure out what kind of schools you are interested in. Tech or non-tech? Large, medium or small? Urban, suburban or small college town? What part of the country? Weather? Culture? Single-sex or religious? Help us to help you by giving us some idea of what you are looking for.
Sorry, it’s my first time writing on this site. T-T No, I’m not a US citizen. I hope to attend a large campus, hopefully. Whether the campus is located in urban or suburban area doesn’t matter much. I’m looking for either west coast or east cost. My family is Christian, and weather and culture don’t really matter because I’ve lived in several different countries.
You can get a fine education in chemistry at literally dozens of universities in the U.S.A. And the list of Computer Science programs isn’t bad either.
Yes, you need to tell us more about your financial situation.
My parents might not encourage me to attend American universities (international student… it’s just too much) I’ll have to apply for scholarships. I heard that UCs provide plenty of scholarships, but are there any other universities available besides UC? oh, and universities that are equivalent in ranking to that of UCs
Boy is that bad information! The University of California system DOES NOT provide generous financial aid to international students. You are very misinformed. And as a student of Asian/Pacific Island heritage, the competition for admission will be stiff at the California public universities. You should look to other public universities, places that welcome top notch international students with some financial assistance. I’d suggest U of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, U of South Carolina-Columbia. You should also investigate relatively low-cost options such as U of Minnesota-Twin Cities, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, or private schools such as U of Rochester, U of Portland, U of San Diego Rice University, etc.
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I heard that UCs provide plenty of scholarships,
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If you mean UCs in Calif…they do not give ANY money to int’ls. And they rarely give anything to OOS domestic students. Who told you that they give a lot of money? Those are Calif state schools supported by Calif tax-payers. The tax-payers don’t want their dollars going to students who aren’t residents of Calif.
How much WILL your parents pay? It’s unlikely that you’re going to have all costs covered by a school here…and there aren’t outside scholarships here for int’ls.
For your stats, Alabama would give you free tuition. If you major in Eng’g or Comp Sci, then you’d get an add’l 2500 per year.
However, your parents would have to pay for all the other costs…travel, room, board, personal expenses, insurance.
What is your M+CR
CR:690 M:790
ok…so you have an equivalent of about an ACT 34.
Since you probably aren’t going to get a “free ride” anywhere…how much will your family pay each year?
You were probably hearing about UC’s PhD programs, where they fund their graduate students (as is the case for PhD programs nation-wide.