An International Transfer Student is someone who has already started their undergraduate studies at a college or university (either in their home country or elsewhere) and wants to transfer to a U.S. college or university to continue and complete their bachelor's degree. This is different from a first-year (freshman) applicant who is applying after high school. As a transfer student, you're bringing college credits with you, and schools will evaluate both your high school AND college academic record. Important: If you've completed any college or university coursework (such as HND) after your high school, most U.S. universities will require you to apply as a transfer student, not a freshman. The Step-by-Step Process: 1. First, you need to find schools that give full scholarships to international transfer students... I’ve made a list you can check here. I have also added a school list at the bottom of this post. 2. Once you have your schools, the next step is to apply... You are going to use the Common App to apply: https://www.commonapp.org. I created a guide to make the Common App easy for international transfer students, which you can find here: https://stan.store/williamlebeau/p/how-to-apply-as-a-transfer-student 3. After applying, you’ll need to submit the CSS Profile at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org before the deadline and make sure all your documents are submitted. The CSS profile is how schools determine how much money you need for your scholarships. You can get a fee waiver for the CSS by looking at the list of schools that give CSS fee waivers here: https://www.skool.com/study-for-free-in-the-usa-6027/10-universities-with-css-fee-waivers-full-funding-part-2?p=40336729. You can also watch a video of how to fill out the CSS here: https://youtu.be/7RMaX-NoiBQ

Remember that colleges and universities are used interchangeably in America. The main difference is that a college mainly offers undergraduate degrees and focuses on teaching, while a university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and emphasizes research. 1. Rice University 2. Northwestern University 3. University of Chicago 4. Tufts University 5. Denison University 6. University of Richmond 7. Washington University in St. Louis 8. Vanderbilt University 9. Wesleyan University 10. University of Rochester

These are 10 schools that provide fee waivers for the CSS or give you an alternative form that you can fill out instead of the CSS Profile. 1. Bates College 2. Colby College 3. Kenyon College 4. Oberlin College 5. Macalester College 6. Franklin & Marshall College 7. College of the Holy Cross 8. Skidmore College 9. Denison University 10. Reed College

These schools allow international students who have already attended university to apply as first-year students instead of transfers. This matters because first-year applicants typically have access to full need-based financial aid, while international transfer students often receive less aid. Prior credits generally won't transfer, so you're essentially starting from fresh. - Dartmouth College - Amherst College - Wellesley College - Soka University of America - Thomas Aquinas College - Deep Springs College

Thank you again for the ebook, Williamlebeau. I truly appreciate it. I just wanted to ask: if someone receives admission with a full financial aid package in the U.S., is the SEVIS fee usually covered by the scholarship, or is it something the student pays personally?