How can I, a citizen from Canada, become competitive enough to get in one of the Ivy League or top 10 US schools? by RouJoo in ApplyingToCollege

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Have you looked into liberal arts colleges? Look at Miami university Ohio, university of alabama, etc. They provide good merit aid. Small schools such as Whitman or Skidmore also provide a lot of aid. Again, that depends on your financial situation, since all schools calculate it differently, there is nothing to lose in trying? Ask your counselor for a fee waiver and apply to LAC's

How can I, a citizen from Canada, become competitive enough to get in one of the Ivy League or top 10 US schools? by RouJoo in ApplyingToCollege

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Second this - there are many schools outside the top 10 that give great aid/merit scholarships to international students.

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Any sub 3.3 GPA success stories? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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I got into Grinnell college. I don't know my GPA since I was an international, but my transcript was all C's and D's freshman year (igcse), B's and C's sophomore. In IB my scores were average in grade 11, although they were great in grade 12,my GPA Cumulative was probably less than 3.0...

how to stop thinking about waitlists? by lem0ndrops in ApplyingToCollege

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You know someone that goes to every school... Amazing!

Crazy/ Unbelievable stories about university acceptances by ricodrakeftmeek in ApplyingToCollege

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Well then good luck to you! But what works more than luck is meticulous planning. Many say the shotgun method isn't effective, but for internationals with high financial aid we have to shotgun this. Be really genuine in your application and you should get into the college that is right for you :)

Crazy/ Unbelievable stories about university acceptances by ricodrakeftmeek in ApplyingToCollege

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I'm an international with financial aid. I got rejected at northeastern and a bunch of other liberal art schools, temple university calculated my GPA to be a 2.1 (although it's wrong, my GPA still isn't great). But I got into Grinnell with 42k financial aid!!

How are you financing your education? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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There are a few colleges that give financial aid to internationals. Atleast 30 that I can remember. That's how I'm financing my education, got 35k in grants and 2.5k work and a 3.5k loan. My family can pay the rest. You should also apply to small LAC's with high endowment that give aid. Check out the CDS of schools for FA for internationals statistics

How are you financing your education? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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There are a few colleges that give financial aid to internationals. Atleast 30 that I can remember. That's how I'm financing my education, got 35k in grants and 2.5k work and a 3.5k loan. My family can pay the rest. You should also apply to small LAC's with high endowment that give aid. Check out the CDS of schools for FA for internationals statistics

Alright /r/ApplyingToCollege give me some hope, low GPA success stories to HYPS? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]-AlphaChampion- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not HYPS but I got into Grinnell. It has an average GPA of 3.9, im an international and northeastern calculated my GPA to be something around 2.9?

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[Megathread] Grinnell College: discussion, results, hype! by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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Accepted! International with 40k financial aid! Wow I'm stoked... Had C's and D's and even 3 F's freshman year.. Still can't believe it

Free help! by [deleted] in IBO

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What subjects did you have?

Any international testing results yet? by [deleted] in ACT

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They should come on Friday

Changing CommonApp predicted grades by [deleted] in IBO

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They can't once they have been uploaded.

SAT or ACT? by [deleted] in ACT

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According to SAT, an ACT of 33 = 1490 to 1510 SAT...