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Study abroad in the US: How to study free in the United States

    UAStudying and getting a degree from the United States is as prestigious as the destination itself. If you get a degree from a university in the states, you can be sure of getting a suitably good job as well as strong alumni support. Studying free in the United States is very possible if you play your cards well. In this post, we are going to explain how you can guarantee yourself a full scholarship to study in the United States. We are also going to list some of the scholarship programs/organization offering full scholarships to international students.

    Standardized Test (SATs)

    Most admissions officers will tell you that the gateway to getting a full scholarship to study in the US is your scores on the SATs. Please don’t doubt them! As much it is wrong to use some scores gotten on just one day to determine a student’s eligibility for a scholarship, it is a great way of eliminating and reducing the number of applicants for a certain scholarship. Sad to say, admission to American universities is based primarily on SAT scores, although a couple of colleges apply a test flexible scheme in their admission process. However, most students wishing to get acceptance and adequate financial aid into prestigious American universities cannot evade the SATs. So if you are hoping to get a full tuition to study in the United States, you need to get a really good score. I have written below a list of universities and their SAT scores. These scores would remain the same for most competitive scholarships.

     

    College SAT Total SAT Critical Reading SAT Math
    Harvard University 2070 – 2350 690 – 780 690 – 790
    Stanford University 2010 – 2300 660 – 760 680 – 780
    Yale University 2100 – 2370 700 – 800 700 – 780
    Princeton University 2090 – 2360 690 – 790 700 – 790
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2030 – 2320 650 – 760 720 – 800
    Columbia University 2050 – 2320 680 – 770 680 – 780
    Brown University 1990 – 2300 650 – 760 670 – 770
    California Institute of Technology 2140 – 2340 690 – 770 770 – 800
    University of Pennsylvania 2020 – 2290 660 – 750 690 – 780
    Georgetown University 1965 – 2235 650 – 740 660 – 750
    Cornell University 1935 – 2250 630 – 730 660 – 770
    University of California-Berkeley 1800 – 2170 580 – 700 620 – 760
    Washington University in St Louis 2085 – 2295 680 – 750 710 – 780
    Rice University 1970 – 2270 640 – 750 680 – 780
    Duke University 2000 – 2300 660 – 760 680 – 780

     

    Application Essay

    Nearly all scholarships will require you write series of essays to determine your suitability for the scholarship. This is your chance to write as coherently as possible. This is an opportunity for you to tell then scholarship why you are the most suitable candidate for this scholarship. As much as you don’t want to brag on your essays, but don’t be too modest. Highlight to them your various achievements and and how they’ve shaped you. To learn more on hwo to write a killer scholarship essay, please click here

     

    List of Free Scholarships in the US

    These scholarships are for both domestic and international students.

    The Robertson Scholars program(UNC and Duke)

    The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program’s investment begins with the selection of a diverse community of undergraduate students – generally 18 at Duke and 18 at UNC-Chapel Hill each year – who demonstrate extraordinary potential. We provide these young leaders with exceptional benefits and a distinctive set of shared experiences:

    • Four-year scholarship, including undergraduate tuition, mandatory fees, room and board
    • Unique access to the academic and extracurricular offerings at both Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill
    • Three summers of domestic and international experiences
    • Customized leadership and professional development opportunities
    • Extensive community of Robertson Scholars, alumni, and staff

     

       John Montgomery Belk Scholarship(Davidson College)

    Annual Award Amount: Comprehensive cost (tuition, fees, room and board) and two $3000 summer stipends
    Number Awarded: Up to eight in each first-year class
    Eligibility: Students who demonstrate exceptional promise in academics, character, leadership, and service

    The Hesburgh-Yusko Scholarship Program(Notre Dame)

    The Hesburgh-Yusko Scholarship Program is a comprehensive, merit-based scholarship Program that seeks to attract, encourage, and equip extraordinary students who will have a transformational effect on the Notre Dame community, the Church, and the world.
    The Program cultivates visionary leaders in the image of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., the former President of the University. The scholarship covers the full tuition of attending Notre dame for four years.

     

    The Renaissance & Global Scholarship( Rochester University)

    The Renaissance & Global Scholarship is a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the University of Rochester. Renaissance & Global Scholars are an exceptional group of more than 80 students who come to Rochester from across the United States and all around the world: Nebraska, Illinois, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq, and Papua New Guinea, to name a few. Not only are they academic all-stars, but they also have unique backgrounds that add to the diversity of our student body and extraordinary life experiences that enhance the classes in which they are enrolled.

     

    MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program

     This foundation provides comprehensive scholarships to hundreds of international students from Sub sahara Africa to receive free tertiary education in top universities in the US and around the world. The have partnered with the following universities in the US:

    Stanford University

    Michigan State University

    University of California, Berkeley

     

     

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