Are there public schools that have started this trend of paying for almost all your tuition, b/c its so hard to get in one of those, especially harvard, which is like 7% chance of getting in. And even though I would love if I got accepted, the whole being asian and having to go to those cliche schools that asian parents know only about those is sorta stupid. And feel free to talk about stuff and how you got scholarships and what you put in your resume to get merit based scholarships if your university or college does that, or if you got in a school for free basically. thanks!
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
Are there public schools that have started this trend of paying for almost all your tuition, b/c its so hard to get in one of those, especially harvard, which is like 7% chance of getting in. And even though I would love if I got accepted, the whole being asian and having to go to those cliche schools that asian parents know only about those is sorta stupid. And feel free to talk about stuff and how you got scholarships and what you put in your resume to get merit based scholarships if your university or college does that, or if you got in a school for free basically. thanks! | ||
SiegeTanksandBlueGoo
China685 Posts
a) Harvard is not a public school. -_-;; b) Asian with a 3.5 by junior year is not good enough to get into one of the schools with a large enough endowment to pay you through completely. I don't want to burst your bubble, but you have to face the truth. Maybe if you came from a poor farming family of seventeen in the Yucatan Peninsula or something you could, but I'm guessing middle class Asian right? Not very likely. c) Live in California? Try UCs. Cheap/ easy to get into. Even the ones with low requirements aren't that bad. d) Don't expect to get a full ride from very many colleges unless you really are dirt-poor and and outstanding student. My 2 cents. Edit: I think Rice and USC will also pay a lot of your tuition. Especially USC. Not really that sure about anywhere else though. Ask someone smarter. | ||
Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On September 25 2008 13:42 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote: some points I feel like I have to point out. a) Harvard is not a public school. -_-;; b) Asian with a 3.5 by junior year is not good enough to get into one of the schools with a large enough endowment to pay you through completely. I don't want to burst your bubble, but you have to face the truth. Maybe if you came from a poor farming family of seventeen in the Yucatan Peninsula or something you could, but I'm guessing middle class Asian right? Not very likely. c) Live in California? Try UCs. Cheap/ easy to get into. Even the ones with low requirements aren't that bad. d) Don't expect to get a full ride from very many colleges unless you really are dirt-poor and and outstanding student. My 2 cents. Edit: I think Rice and USC will also pay a lot of your tuition. Especially USC. Not really that sure about anywhere else though. Ask someone smarter. it featured private schools such as Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, UPenn and Stanford and I loved it | ||
iceburn
United States303 Posts
Also, extracurricular are important, they(admissions) want to see that you are dedicated, can balance school with extras, and have some unique aspect that they can bring to the university. High test scores, good gpa, well rounded extra curricular are vital for entry to private colleges. P.s. Rice is really stingy with money, whereas USC is not. I know i applied to both and got into both | ||
LosingID8
CA10824 Posts
i currently attend for free | ||
paper
13196 Posts
good luck :s~~ | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 25 2008 13:28 il0seonpurpose wrote: So I went to some seminar with a friend today, it featured private schools such as Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, UPenn and Stanford and I loved it. At first, I was really worried about going to college b/c the financial stuff but these schools are so rich they'll let you in for free (of course there are rules, like your family has to make less than $60,000, and not to get personal, but mine doesnt) This is really gonna motivate me to study harder now b/c I wanna get into a good school that will pay for my tuition and other things I will need. However, I'm a junior and my GPA hasn't been great, its like 3.5ish, and thats not near enough to get to one of those top schools. Also, my school doesn't weigh AP classes but I'm sure the colleges will know that, they had some long discussion about how they will know what your schools like. Are there public schools that have started this trend of paying for almost all your tuition, b/c its so hard to get in one of those, especially harvard, which is like 7% chance of getting in. And even though I would love if I got accepted, the whole being asian and having to go to those cliche schools that asian parents know only about those is sorta stupid. And feel free to talk about stuff and how you got scholarships and what you put in your resume to get merit based scholarships if your university or college does that, or if you got in a school for free basically. thanks! No, not really. I think Harvard/Yale give the most financial aid, mainly because they are loaded. Public schools don't give much especially to students out-of-state. My parents don't pressure me at all. I follow my own goals Do your parents expect you to go to HYPS or something? | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 25 2008 14:19 LosingID8 wrote: come here to USC. i currently attend for free DON'T go to University of Second Choice. Haha, I am just joking. | ||
SiegeTanksandBlueGoo
China685 Posts
On September 25 2008 13:46 Divinek wrote: it featured private schools such as Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, UPenn and Stanford and I loved it Are there public schools that have started this trend of paying for almost all your tuition, b/c its so hard to get in one of those, especially harvard, which is like 7% chance of getting in. Reading the whole fucking OP before you start rebutting. -_-;; | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 25 2008 14:39 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote: Are there public schools that have started this trend of paying for almost all your tuition, b/c its so hard to get in one of those, especially harvard, which is like 7% chance of getting in. Reading the whole fucking OP before you start rebutting. -_-;; I actually used something called common sense to figure out that it was probably a grammar error in the second paragraph. By "one of those" I could tell he was talking about schools that pay for most of your tuition, not public schools. | ||
caelym
United States6421 Posts
edit: seriously dont worry about money too much. if you find a school you love, go for it. there's always a way to bypass the money problem | ||
Caller
Poland8075 Posts
we have moneys ^^ | ||
raiame
United States421 Posts
On September 25 2008 14:28 paper wrote: an asian w/out an unweighted 4.0 gpa :\ good luck :s~~ I'm an Asian who had like a 3.9+ unweighted gpa. I still didn't get into Harvard or MIT. =[[[[ | ||
geometryb
United States1249 Posts
state schools are cheaper. | ||
LosingID8
CA10824 Posts
On September 25 2008 16:40 geometryb wrote: need based financial aid: they put a bunch of of numbers into a computer and figure out how much you should be paying. and you can get pretty good loans for the difference between what you can actually pay and what they think you can pay. state schools are cheaper. not necessarily. true in many cases, but not all. contrary to popular belief, the less your family makes, the more affordable private schools are (once you get to lower-middle class) | ||
paper
13196 Posts
On September 25 2008 16:34 raiame wrote: I'm an Asian who had like a 3.9+ unweighted gpa. I still didn't get into Harvard or MIT. =[[[[ that's because you need the 4.0 unweighted (which is a given), killer essays and a meaningful, consistent passion for something that translates into tons of hours of community service or work. fuck leadership positions; they don't mean shit anymore but you didn't even pass the 4.0 test :\ | ||
il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
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SaveYourSavior
United States1071 Posts
People have gotten into those colleges with your grades. It's rare but it happens | ||
il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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SaveYourSavior
United States1071 Posts
you can probably get some regent scholars of you boost your grades up and also, a 3.5 before the start of junior year isn't bad at all. I started 3.4 before junior year and boosted it to 3.7~ with the help of some community college classes. Public schools such as the UC's don't even care about your freshmen year (apparently) and this seems to be true for my case because my freshmen year was pretty shitty and got me denied from privates but not from the UC's. Top UC's like UCLA and Berkeley aren't easy to get into. UCLA is the most applied college throughout the nation but they accept only about 19-20% of those but if you have the test scores you can make it up. Also need a good essay Also, there is the PSAT coming up. If you get into 99 percentile (roughly 2200 score) you can become a national merit scholar if your other academics are also fairly good. you can also apply for some scholarships online, although some seem to be scams or plain shady. My friends tried out for a coca-cola scholarship and my friend, being korean, applied for a korean scholarship and got one | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 26 2008 06:33 il0seonpurpose wrote: Its not that I wanna actually get in those ivy league schools, but it just gave me a glimpse of hope that money isn't something I should worry about. If money isn't something to worry about, why not try to get into those ivies | ||
Kami
United States127 Posts
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capek
United States585 Posts
sometimes privates are better. people are just retarded and don't bother looking. | ||
ulszz
Jamaica1787 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 26 2008 08:41 Kami wrote: Asian with 3.5 unweighted GPA? It's already gg for your ivy league dreams. Although one person at my public high school got into brown with a 4.0 gpa and only 1750 SAT, but she had a incredible hardship story. If you work hard this year, you might get into a decent UC like UC Davis or even UC San Diego. UC San Diego incoming freshman, for example, has a average GPA for 4.06 and 1940 for SAT. UCs get tougher and tougher everyday. fock!! | ||
Faronel
United States658 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
with average grades, you aren't likely to get many merit based scholarships or other financial aid. my friend (hispanic) has worse grades than me (he's like 3.2 GPA I have a 3.8) - and he's basically getting a full ride at UCSD, and I get absolutely 0 financial aid. it's bm. | ||
il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 26 2008 15:59 il0seonpurpose wrote: well i have to get my green card, and if i get that then i can get financial aid. just out of curiosity, how long have you been living in US? | ||
Thrill
2599 Posts
On September 26 2008 08:41 Kami wrote: Asian with 3.5 unweighted GPA? It's already gg for your ivy league dreams. Although one person at my public high school got into brown with a 4.0 gpa and only 1750 SAT, but she had a incredible hardship story. If you work hard this year, you might get into a decent UC like UC Davis or even UC San Diego. UC San Diego incoming freshman, for example, has a average GPA for 4.06 and 1940 for SAT. Wait, wait, isn't the SAT max score 1800? | ||
WhatisProtoss
Korea (South)2324 Posts
So start preparing for the Olympiad. Get a gold medal at nationals, and win the Internationals. You'll get in anywhere. | ||
WhatisProtoss
Korea (South)2324 Posts
Non citizens have to be top notch in order to get in. Usually, the international students are much smarter than the US citizens at top universities. | ||
il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
On September 26 2008 16:26 OneOther wrote: just out of curiosity, how long have you been living in US? almost 11 years, it sucks. Again, I wasn't implying that I thought I could go to harvard, that lecture place I went to gave me alot of good info and somewhat hope that I can go to better schools if i study my butt off from this year to senior year. | ||
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