Success The Turning Point

Author(s): Rajendra Rakhecha
Publisher: Rajendra Rakhecha

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programming. But many colleges do offer some sort of aid to help students from overseas pay for college. In an annual U.S. News & World Report survey, 806 colleges reported offering financial aid to at least one international student for the 2011-2012 school year. Of those institutions, 350 reported offering financial aid to 50 or more students from abroad-making the schools eligible for the top 10 list below. Each school on this list is a private institution, and most are located in the Northeast quadrant of the United States. Many are very highly ranked, representing the upper echelons of both the Best National Universities and Best National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings lists. (Unranked colleges, which did not submit enough data for U.S. News to calculate numerical rankings, were not considered for this list.) Keep in mind that these elite institutions have stringent admissions standards. Students first have to be accepted to a U.S. university to be offered financial aid, and the totals below are averages of what international students received. Not every student at Yale University, for instance, received $53,255; rather, that was the average package among all international students who received aid. These are the 10 schools that awarded the highest average financial aid awards to their international students for the school year: Don't see your school in the top 10? Access the U.S. News College Compass to find additional data on international student enrollment and financial aid, complete rankings, and much more. The Best Colleges and Universities http://www.internationalstudent.com/schools_awarding aid/ US Schools That Offer Need-Blind and Full-Need Admission to International Students - under a needblind admissions policy, a college or university will admit students regardless of their ability to pay, and for any students that cannot afford the price tag, full-need means the university awards scholarships and other institutional aid to make up the difference. There are now six US schools that offer need-blind and full-need admissions to international students - Amherst College is the most recent to join this elite group. Basically, if you can get in, you can afford to go - they are: • MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Massachusetts
Harvard University in Massachusetts Princeton University in New Jersey
Yale University in Connecticut • Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
• Amherst College in Massachusetts If you would like to learn more about these schools InternationalStudent.com offers a free school search that will allow you to find out more information about the school. The school directory will allow you to search by state, you can then locate your school - from there you will be given the main school website and related department websites. 5 Scholarships for In-Demand College Majors There are several scholarships available for students who plan on majoring in finance or STEM subjects. Selecting a college major can be one of the easiest - or most difficult - decisions a person can make in their lifetime. Some of you have known you've wanted to become a veterinarian since the day you brought home your fifth grade classroom's pet hamster. For others, choosing between economics or nursing will be a