Questions, help about entering an university as a foreigner.

Well, let me ask shitloads of questions to begin with.
Let me explain this situation first, i'm planning of going into an university outside my country, but i'm afraid of lots of things.

I can hang out a conversation normally in English or Spanish, the languages i speak fluently. But as many of the ones from here know, i'm better and prefer to read than listen, since it's pretty hard to get everything when people talk in a normal speed they're good with.
Second is my fear that first, parents won't allow me to, and afraid of losing communication or being "alone" outside my country, it may be something dumb from my mind, but it really scares me with that possibility.

Anyone here has been on the same situation? A word of advice would be exactly what i need.

If so, any reccomendations of one to attempt into? What about life / university cost? And what about the way you can attempt entering one as a foreigner? Is it somewhat different?



Sorry for that, there are so much questions and almost no answers for me. Thanks for any help, really.

I'm assuming you're talking about coming to an American university given that the majority of Southperrians are from America.

1. First make sure your parents will allow you to go. If they say no, the rest of this entire topic is totally irrelevant.

2. The bigger the university, the better it is that you will find a group in which you can fit in. A couple of ways to get around this is to be a foreign exchange student and live in an American's house. This will help you set up a core network of friends at home and friends at school. If you have to live on campus, take a look for campus groups which would likely have the same nationality as you or go to groups which have the same interests as you. These groups are ridiculously easy to find on campus - go to any university's webpage and with a bit of digging you can find lots of campus meetings and happenings all over the place.

3. For the most part, at major universities you will find they already have a lot of support in place for foreign students. All of the universities that I've attended have had two different freshman groups - one for foreign (helps with temporary visas, financial aid for foreign students, and help acclimating to American lifestyle and cuisine) and one for domestic (lived in America for the majority of their lives). This separation is a huge help for foreign students as they're likely to meet someone from their home country.

Regarding parents, they've already said that if you put effort on something, it's definitelly worth it and already said there's no problem living outside the state if it's an oportunity to graduate. But the problem is that they refered as state, not country. But i believe that it's definitelly not that hard to convince them regarding it.

Thanks for the reply, really, it was exactly what i asked about.

I would suggest you research which areas in that country has the most amount of person from your country or most established community of people from your country, assuming people from your country are cooperative in foreign countries.

I was trying to deduce what your ethnicity was, where you lived now and which country you were planning on going to, because a hell of a lot depends on those things; Visa/customs, relative financial strength, language, ethnicity, public safety, culture, etc. If you could provide us with what exactly you're trying to do I might be able to help you, but if you are unwilling to than that's fine too. Your personal life

If I can hijack your topic, I'd like to ask what the requirements are over there. Is a determined GPA needed? Do you have to take any exams? Thanks if anyone knows.

Where is "There"?

If it's America, the higher the GPA, the better. Pretty sure you also need to take the TOEFL.

Yeah, America. TOEFL is no biggie, I've taken it already. Even if you're applying for a transfer, you still need GPA? I'm already attending university here, does that count? Ugh, so many questions.

This is really university dependent. You'd have to contact the university that you wish to attend and ask them about it.

Mmm, makes sense. Is there a college list around somewhere?

I was trying to deduce what your ethnicity was, where you lived now and which country

He's Brazilian.

Mmm, makes sense. Is there a college list around somewhere?

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/

A bit off topic, but you speak English and Spanish fluently as a Brazilian? I thought Brazil spoke Portugese.

A bit off topic, but you speak English and Spanish fluently as a Brazilian? I thought Brazil spoke Portugese.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...os/br.html

Languages:
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages

Besides that, inference was that he was just identifying the most likely languages he had in common.

It's pretty common to speak Portuguese and Spanish altogether. They are pretty similar and the fact that Brazil is surrounded by Spanish countries enforces it.

He's Brazilian.

If you speak Portuguese then http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_American. If you don't, maybe a Spanish-speaking community? I'm not sure how well Central and South American countries get along together (and Mexico). I suggest Florida since, no offence but, if you can't even spell "recommendations" you're not likely getting into any decent US college. The US is the top of the heirarchy of international univesities (whether there's real merits or not) so it's harder to get in. If you're still motivated, prepare to do a pomegranateload of paperwork. I suggest contacting your school guidance counselor. If there isn't any, do preliminary research on what level college you're trying to get in, then wittle it down to a few that you can do extensive research on. Most universities use the Common Application which can smooth the process out. Still expect each institution to require an application, a transcript, test scores (sent directly to the schools; in most cases they wouldn't be accepted if sent by you and a letter of recommendation(s) along with anything else they require. It is a painful process which can end up being fruitless. Suffice it to say US educational institutions are looking for students who will end up successful and give large endowments back to the universities. Hence unless you're the son of Carlos Slim, don't expect any nice returns from Americanos. Most college enrollment officers are quite...

I can't speak for college life as I've never been in an American college. Watch a film about American colleges and you would get the general picture (not the ones with extreme descriptions like Revenge of the Nerds).

From a financial standpoint, it would make more sense to attend a Brazillian, state-sponsored university than a pseudo-nonprofit American one.