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@rai_
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 • 3 years ago •
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What are good affordable unis, or unis which offer great scholarships?
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I’m from south east Asia and want to study abroad but have a financial barrier. I want to go to a good uni, not waste money on a degree which is not worth much, yet I have a tight budget. Unis which you would recommend?

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@Sabystt1234
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 • 3 years ago

Hi there! I’ve been doing some research on that, and if you’re looking for prestige, the best value I could find is Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee. The average cost per year is 20k, but it could go even lower depending on your circumstances, I’ll attach the website if you’re interested.

Vanderbilt Scholarship Info: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/docs/Fall2020Booklet.pdf

(P.S: this site is a simple overview, you can do some further finding if you’re interested :D)

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@rai_3 years ago

Hey!! Thanks so much. not necessarily looking for prestige just good quality education.An insight on my situation; the local currency I use is pretty weak compared to usd. For reference my father earns above avg salary for here but it’s only around $2500 when converted to usd so something a little more affordable would be great . Also it’s not only the college I also believe the US I would have better opportunities for future so if u find anything fitting my situation pls let me know:)

@Sabystt12343 years ago

With a case like this one, I would look towards community colleges or speaking to colleges about your financial situation, start emailing any college that for sure can give out good cover of the education, I know Vanderbilt from heart, but the rest usually are state, public schools. I’m not too sure about this plan but it’s the next best thing to do, hopefully you find a college, good luck :)

@Sabystt12343 years ago

If you read the page in the site I sent, Vanderbilt does give out completely full rides, so working towards that could be an option! But to get the full ride, I would definitely try to stand out completely with extracurriculars, SAT scores being above 1450 and etc.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@rai_3 years ago

Thankyou so so much and yeah I’m going to try to get a full ride but let’s see what the future holds🥲

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