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What is it like being a British student in America?

I'm a British student and I want to study in America?

  • ok, I am currently in my first year of college in Wales. I seriously am considering studying in America. My GCSEs weren't as good as I wanted them to be I got 4A*s, 2As, 4Bs and a C, and I am aiming for at least 4 As at A-level, at least, I'm aiming for A*s too. If I did get 4As at the very least, possibly 2As and 2 A*s, would this get me into any American college, I'm not aiming for Harvard or Yale, any college out there, I want to do French and English. I live in a working class family, so we don't earn a lot, but I am willing to find the money for travel expenses and visa expenses etc. I am also willing to do any examinations require, SAT etc. I am even willing to re-sit my B and C grades at GCSE (5) oh by the way my Bs were in geography, science, double science, statistics and my C was maths. my A*s were Spanish English art and Welsh and my As were French and English literature. Can anyone reccomend an American college? and what would I do for work out there? do I have a chance?

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    With a US student visa, you're allowed to have a job on campus - at the university. But not off-campus. That job won't pay you enough to pay your tuition, but it should give you money for expenses. Your A levels and GCSEs are fine. The main issue is the expense. US degrees will be far more expensive for you than if you went to uni in Wales, and your loans and etc. wouldn't follow you overseas. Most US unis provide no financial support to foreign students. You are expected to come here fully funded - and you actually need to prove you can pay for everything as part of the student visa process. However, some US unis do provide "financial aid" to foreign students. You need to ask those that interest you if they do, and how to apply for such aid. Know that if you apply to unis a the level of Harvard and Yale, and you get in, and you have financial need, they will help you be able to afford to go there. And with your grades, those unis are possibles. Not definates, of course, but possibles. Other unis that offer good aid, and offer aid to foreign students, include Wellesley, Smith College, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, Barnard, Columbia U, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Clark U, Marquette, U Pennsylvania, Middlebury, Oberlin, Stanford, U Rochester, Brandeis, Colby College, St. Olaf, Tulane, Bard, Bates, Bennington, Colgate, Bowdoin, Hamilton College, Davidson College, U Chicago, Vassar, Williams, U Oregon, Trinity College (CT), U Miami, Grinnell, and Macalester. It would be a good idea for you to apply to unis both in the UK - and some specifically in Wales; plus in the US. See where you get in, see what aid they offer you, then decide where you're going. But make sure you apply to at least one Welsh uni, because you'll get a lower rate on tuition there, as a citizen of Wales specifically. If you find you can't afford to do your full degree in the US, then go to a uni at home, and do a course that allows you a year abroad. Then spend that year in the US!

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B's and C's are NOT bad. "C" is average here, in the U.S. No, it's not particularly desired; however, many students would be very happy with a C. What you're wanting to do is NOT impossible. If I were you, I would find a study abroad program - and then they will help you get situated. I'm not sure if the U.K. gives out loans like we do here. Tuition here is MUCH more expensive, so if you get loans - you'll potentially have a lot to pay off. At my college, we've had students from Germany, China, England...etc. You can do it, but like I said - try finding a study abroad program - you can google it. =]

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To find out requirements go to any US college web site. It will tell how to apply and info about student visa. With a student visa you can only work on campus. this is not enough money to support you. US colleges are going to run at least $30,000 per year. There is very little in the way of financial aid or scholarships for international students. when checking out school web sites, see what the international student population is at each school. Some can be as low as 1%. State schools in CA accept very few International students. Purdue University in IN, international student population is over 12%. You may find more help with finances at a school with a higher percentage of international students.

drip

The fact is that unless you find someone in Wales to sponsor you it is basically impossible. You cannot work in the US on a student visa and even if you could you would not be able to earn enough to pay tuition and living expenses. If you were a great student in a scientific field a company might sponsor you, but French and English majors are a dime a dozen and most of them cannot find a job after they graduate. You could get into many American colleges, the problem is not getting in, the problem is the money.

Donald B

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