Mcdonald's university- I'm hatin' it!

I'm willing to bet that this dream act isn't going to pass, so I've started looking at colleges on the country where I'm originally from. It amazes me that a semester there only costs $4,000 while on the other hand a semester here in the US is about $20,000 (for undocumented students) even in a cheap school and when I say $4,000 I'm talking about the best university in the country.

But I find it fascinating that I could easily get accepted into a really good university here in the US (I know this because a lot of my stoner friends have gotten acceptance letters from really good universities and their grades pretty much suck, they have about a 3.4 GPA but they have something I don't, a US birth certificate), but I can't afford to pay it. On the other hand, I can't get accepted into a University in my country because my Spanish is well... not horrible and not choppy either, but I'm just not articulate enough in Spanish to even understand most of "Castellano" questions that they ask you in the admissions test.

I'm pretty much stuck. I guess once I finish high school I'm just gonna go flip patties at the local Mcdonalds even though my GPA is a solid 3.8

Yeah but I'm not in one of the in state tuition states. And in order to qualify for in state tuition you kinda must be in the state =/

If possible try to move to a state that is friendly to undocumented students. In this way, you will be able to attend a state school with two to three grand a quarter (or semester). You might have to wait a year before they allow you to pay instate tuition, but it is better than having to move back to your country of origin and risk the possibility of getting your documentation some day.

^^ Most schools that offer in state have the criteria of having graduated from the state's HS and have lived in the state at least 3 yrs prior to HS graduation....right?

This is true for California, but I'm not sure if that is the case in every state. Even if that were the case, he can always apply to a private university since he has a high GPA. They might be willing to pay his bill.

It's true here in Utah too. You have to have lived here for a minimum amount of time (3+ years) and graduated from a high school here. I doubt you can just move to one of the states with in-state tuition and get the benefits right away. But you still have options. You could go to community college, or as a last resort go to your country and study there.

In all honesty man, you need to do more research before even considering going back to your country of origin. I would really look into private schools. There are tons of private schools all over the US. You say that you are a cowboy when it comes to school so you might be able to get a full ride from a private school. If I were you, I would dedicate at least one whole month into researching all of the possibilities. You really owe it to yourself. Going back to your birth place is a big decision. It is not like you are just moving to a neighboring city or states. Whatever your decision, I wish you the best of luck.

I believe the reason that schools are starting to offer flat rates is because there was a lot of pressure from people complaining that people that were not in this country legally were getting benefits they did not deserve, so some schools instead of dealing with that problem just made a flat rate that does not take into consideration anything about where you came from.

The best school in my country is a staggering 2k per year, and it is actually a very good school (my sis. graduated from there). I also had the same problem, my family in colombia was offering me to go and they would pay everything, even the cost of living, but.... I can barely write my language, and my family over there complain all the time that I am forgetting "mi catellano". pfft... my spanish education stopped in second grade, and only commenced briefly during high school with AP spanish, but come on, AP spanish is a joke in the US is a joke.

Do not give up. You have a very high GPA, I am sure there are some schools that would be willing to give you some sort of aid to have you in their schools, and like someone suggested, the best bet is to go private, they present the least problems if you do get a scholarship from them in the long run.

I agree! do you research, and If nothing comes up. Do a community college for a while. Even taking 6 hours a semester would not be bad, just keep your grades up. And by the time dream passes you would be able to transfer out.

Also look into the minessota (I guess thats where you are from) Flat rate deal.



P.S. I hope more universities start to do that