Is there assisted funding at universities in the USA?
I'd like to move to the USA to study at university, but wouldn't be able to afford straight up tuition fees.
Are there government funds for universities in America, as is the case here in Britain?
Are there government funds for universities in America, as is the case here in Britain?
SLC doesn't fund courses abroad either :/ You'd have to either save up, apply for scholarships (if you're a sportsman) or get private funding.
There's a sub forum about studying in the USA. Try posting in there.
I've moved this to the Study in North America forum.
You may also like to take a look at the College Confidential forum, which is like an American TSR
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You may also like to take a look at the College Confidential forum, which is like an American TSR
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Hi, as people said above you do NOT qualify for government funding...here's a similar post I wrote before about how to get enough money to study in the US.
Okay yes, getting a scholarship is really hard but not impossible. Here's what you should do...
1. find out which universities offer to meet full demonstrated need. Basically what that means is you provide them with documents (usually your parent's tax returns) that show if would be impossible/really hard for your family to pay for university. Then they say "Okay, pay X amount" or sometimes (depending on how much you need) "okay, pay nothing." These are obviously insanely competitive but it doesn't hurt to throw your name in. The schools which offer to meet full need for internationals are often the most competitive in the country.
2. apply to lesser known schools. If you're a girl, the seven sisters are a good place to look. Also the top liberal arts colleges. Universities (fyi university and college are used interchangeably in the US, sorry if that was confusing) with religious affiliations. Any of the above tend to be good schools which get less international applicants and tend to be more generous with giving out scholarships.
3. Have you taken the SAT yet? You'll have to. And if you want top unis, you'll need to take at least two SATIIs (subject tests...they're quite easy and tend to match up well with A/AS courses). You'll definitely want 2000+ on your SAT, 2200+ to be a very competitive applicant for top schools. For scholarships, the higher the SAT the better (this will matter more than your A/AS marks for scholarships).
Okay so in summary: you can get scholarships/need money but you'll have to be a top student. If you want a tippy top prestigious US school you'll have to do amazing on your testing. If you take the SAT twice (you should take it at least twice...most US kids do, it's not looked down on like a resit or anything) and you don't get an amazing score, aim lower. Look at less well known schools that you would still be happy to attend. These places will be more likely to give you scholarships but won't necessarily be able to meet need.
Oh and look at this article..these are the schools that meet demonstrated need for internationals
http://www.thecollegiateblog.org/201...onal-students/
Best of luck!
Okay yes, getting a scholarship is really hard but not impossible. Here's what you should do...
1. find out which universities offer to meet full demonstrated need. Basically what that means is you provide them with documents (usually your parent's tax returns) that show if would be impossible/really hard for your family to pay for university. Then they say "Okay, pay X amount" or sometimes (depending on how much you need) "okay, pay nothing." These are obviously insanely competitive but it doesn't hurt to throw your name in. The schools which offer to meet full need for internationals are often the most competitive in the country.
2. apply to lesser known schools. If you're a girl, the seven sisters are a good place to look. Also the top liberal arts colleges. Universities (fyi university and college are used interchangeably in the US, sorry if that was confusing) with religious affiliations. Any of the above tend to be good schools which get less international applicants and tend to be more generous with giving out scholarships.
3. Have you taken the SAT yet? You'll have to. And if you want top unis, you'll need to take at least two SATIIs (subject tests...they're quite easy and tend to match up well with A/AS courses). You'll definitely want 2000+ on your SAT, 2200+ to be a very competitive applicant for top schools. For scholarships, the higher the SAT the better (this will matter more than your A/AS marks for scholarships).
Okay so in summary: you can get scholarships/need money but you'll have to be a top student. If you want a tippy top prestigious US school you'll have to do amazing on your testing. If you take the SAT twice (you should take it at least twice...most US kids do, it's not looked down on like a resit or anything) and you don't get an amazing score, aim lower. Look at less well known schools that you would still be happy to attend. These places will be more likely to give you scholarships but won't necessarily be able to meet need.
Oh and look at this article..these are the schools that meet demonstrated need for internationals
http://www.thecollegiateblog.org/201...onal-students/
Best of luck!
Original post by veryforeign
Hi, as people said above you do NOT qualify for government funding...here's a similar post I wrote before about how to get enough money to study in the US.
Okay yes, getting a scholarship is really hard but not impossible. Here's what you should do...
1. find out which universities offer to meet full demonstrated need. Basically what that means is you provide them with documents (usually your parent's tax returns) that show if would be impossible/really hard for your family to pay for university. Then they say "Okay, pay X amount" or sometimes (depending on how much you need) "okay, pay nothing." These are obviously insanely competitive but it doesn't hurt to throw your name in. The schools which offer to meet full need for internationals are often the most competitive in the country.
2. apply to lesser known schools. If you're a girl, the seven sisters are a good place to look. Also the top liberal arts colleges. Universities (fyi university and college are used interchangeably in the US, sorry if that was confusing) with religious affiliations. Any of the above tend to be good schools which get less international applicants and tend to be more generous with giving out scholarships.
3. Have you taken the SAT yet? You'll have to. And if you want top unis, you'll need to take at least two SATIIs (subject tests...they're quite easy and tend to match up well with A/AS courses). You'll definitely want 2000+ on your SAT, 2200+ to be a very competitive applicant for top schools. For scholarships, the higher the SAT the better (this will matter more than your A/AS marks for scholarships).
Okay so in summary: you can get scholarships/need money but you'll have to be a top student. If you want a tippy top prestigious US school you'll have to do amazing on your testing. If you take the SAT twice (you should take it at least twice...most US kids do, it's not looked down on like a resit or anything) and you don't get an amazing score, aim lower. Look at less well known schools that you would still be happy to attend. These places will be more likely to give you scholarships but won't necessarily be able to meet need.
Oh and look at this article..these are the schools that meet demonstrated need for internationals
http://www.thecollegiateblog.org/201...onal-students/
Best of luck!
Okay yes, getting a scholarship is really hard but not impossible. Here's what you should do...
1. find out which universities offer to meet full demonstrated need. Basically what that means is you provide them with documents (usually your parent's tax returns) that show if would be impossible/really hard for your family to pay for university. Then they say "Okay, pay X amount" or sometimes (depending on how much you need) "okay, pay nothing." These are obviously insanely competitive but it doesn't hurt to throw your name in. The schools which offer to meet full need for internationals are often the most competitive in the country.
2. apply to lesser known schools. If you're a girl, the seven sisters are a good place to look. Also the top liberal arts colleges. Universities (fyi university and college are used interchangeably in the US, sorry if that was confusing) with religious affiliations. Any of the above tend to be good schools which get less international applicants and tend to be more generous with giving out scholarships.
3. Have you taken the SAT yet? You'll have to. And if you want top unis, you'll need to take at least two SATIIs (subject tests...they're quite easy and tend to match up well with A/AS courses). You'll definitely want 2000+ on your SAT, 2200+ to be a very competitive applicant for top schools. For scholarships, the higher the SAT the better (this will matter more than your A/AS marks for scholarships).
Okay so in summary: you can get scholarships/need money but you'll have to be a top student. If you want a tippy top prestigious US school you'll have to do amazing on your testing. If you take the SAT twice (you should take it at least twice...most US kids do, it's not looked down on like a resit or anything) and you don't get an amazing score, aim lower. Look at less well known schools that you would still be happy to attend. These places will be more likely to give you scholarships but won't necessarily be able to meet need.
Oh and look at this article..these are the schools that meet demonstrated need for internationals
http://www.thecollegiateblog.org/201...onal-students/
Best of luck!
Just to add to this, if you're particularly good at sport that's often a good route to look for a scholarship, which are often some of if not the most generous in the college.
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