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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!
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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.
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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
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A lot of college will look at if you got the national merit scholar, if you do its usually free money (or at least a little) this is both public and private, a private institution will often have scholarships for people that are in a lower income bracket, but i highly doubt public colleges will
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
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CA10832 Posts
come here to USC.
i currently attend for free
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an asian w/out an unweighted 4.0 gpa :\
good luck :s~~
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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?
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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.
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On September 25 2008 13:46 Divinek wrote:Show nested quote +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
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. -_-;;
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On September 25 2008 14:39 SiegeTanksandBlueGoo wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2008 13:46 Divinek wrote: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 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.
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try looking at liberal arts schools. their admissions are usually more personal. if they feel you belong there, they'll probably accept you, even if you're grade isn't the best (this is not to say you can have a B average and expect to get into pomona or williams; they're just more flexible). four schools i think are underrated by asian parents are: carnegie mellon, northwestern, tufts, bu
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
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Come to U of Chicago
we have moneys ^^
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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. =[[[[
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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.
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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)
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On September 25 2008 16:34 raiame wrote:Show nested quote +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. =[[[[
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 :\
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thanks guys, but i would not go to any of my in state schools, i live in kentucky and the big ones are university of kentucky and university of u of l, eew.
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You have a lot of catching up to do. Study for the SAT religiously. Do you do any sports? Play an instrument? Win competitions with it or something. Take the hardest classes you can possibly take and get straight A's in them. Take courses at a local college, ace those. I wish you the best of luck.
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Never give up hope
People have gotten into those colleges with your grades. It's rare but it happens
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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.
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