If you've completed class 12 in India and gone on to do your undergrad education in the US, read on. I'd like you to share advice/ experiences which might help prospective students. This is for a feature in JAM magazine's forthcoming issue.
Some of the Qs we're seeking to answer:
- Ivy League colleges have long offered need-blind admission. How hard is it, though, as a foreign student? And are some Ivy League colleges more receptive to foreign students than others?
- Are there colleges outside the Ivy League which offer need-blind admissions/ merit scholarships for undergrad studies to foreign students? Mount Holyoke used to be one such college. A couple of my friends studied there - but that was a while ago.
- Assume you take a loan for undergrad studies in the US. What's the likelihood of your getting a job there in order to recover your investment?
You could share any fundas you have in 200-300 words. More is always welcome, of course. Email rashmi_b@yahoo.com.
Good initiative by JAM!!
ReplyDeleteThis will be really helpful for interested students.
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ReplyDeleteI can give some couple pointers since i finished 12th and finished my Undergrad at University of Massachusetts.
ReplyDeleteDepending on what kind of studies you do and how hard you work at it , Scholarships are always handed out to outstanding students who demonstrates great acedemic performances. Student loans are also available to students at very minimal interest rates which are to be paid 6 months after you graduate. The rates are usually within 2%.
Like I said depending on the studies you will get a good paying job. I mean if you studied to be a pharmacy or Nurse you get a good high paying job and chances are withing couple years you might payoff the loan from college.
I never needed to take a loan since i came a resident alien or like in India they Green card holder so I got financial Aid which normally internation student with student visa do not get.
But the most important part is how hard is student willing to dedicate himself in the college. He/she should be able to let go off many things that he/she would normally not while back home.
Let me point out to you that all the Ivy Leagues do not offer need-blind admission to international students. Only Harvard, Yale and Princeton do. The other ivy leagues DO NOT offer need-blind admission. This is mentioned quite categorically on their respective websites.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteDo you have any information on getting into med school after going to a liberal arts college like amherst or williams?I am an international student and everyone says its next to impossible.Do u know of any international kid who has got in the last couple of years?
Appreciate any info on this.
Shrutz
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am here in the US and enrolled in a University. Really found the information out here. The present university I am in offers a little scholarship but does not have many Indians as undergrads. Can you suggest universities that do have considerable Indians and good scholarships as well. And does it matter whether there are Indian undergrads or not? And is it worth it to transfer?
Thank you
Meenambika