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@Christelle.p
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Paying for College

International finances
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How do most international students pay their education when they can not sign up for loans ?

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@rike.z05
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 • a year ago

Some colleges (mostly ivy league ones) offer financial aid for international students. Other than that there are specific loans for international students as well as a good amount of merit/ achievement based scholarships out there.

What I did was make a list of the colleges that I was interested in and checked for each one individually if they offered financial aid for international students or if they had any scholarships available. There are also a few scholarships offered by external organizations, but they often come with strings attached.

Everything else really depends on the country you live in. I am from Germany and most of the scholarships that I could get here are for one to two semesters max. Sometimes banks also offer loans to students but as I said, this is something that is really specific for your country and your financial situation.

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