#Bowdoin college vs NYU AD vs Vassar (ED 2)

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vale bolt
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Major: Econ/Finance ,(Data science second choice)
I am an international student with a 1470 sat and all a's on my A levels and have decent EC's with 4 involvements in research , albeit minor. And two internships relating to econ/finance.

I will be needing full aid
My EFC is 12 k usd for the first year and then it dips to 5-6 after that.

Similarities across all colleges, highly selective, offer good aid to internationals.
All have bad weather for me, Vassar and Bowdoin is too cold and NYU AD is too hot

Vassar pros:
5 min walk from my cousin's who works in a Vassar affiliated hospital.
Slightly less selective than the other two
up to 10k USD support from my cousin financially if I go there therefore I have a higher
EFC of around 23k USD

High wage rates

Cons:
Not need-blind

Bowdoin pros:
Need blind
they have a really nice digital help package with laptops and tablets

Cons:
Is not in a progressive state
slightly lower wage rate

NYU AD pros:
apparently need-blind but I'm not sure
A lot of people from my country on full aid so I'll feel at home
Good food
Free Laptop
Much easier to get a visa

Cons:
hard to go anywhere else after undergrad and i don't wanna be stuck in the Middle East

Terrible wage rates

Much lower EFC (idk if it matters just saying bc im not sure abt their policy) Apparently more competitive and my sat scores dont fall around median

tawny ledge
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Would choose Bowdoin

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Personally

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Need-blind

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Great campus

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Great community

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Great food

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No CPT though, which is definitely a con

vale bolt
tawny ledge
vale bolt
tawny ledge
vale bolt
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is it like super important or?

tawny ledge
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And can't work on campus

vale bolt
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WHAT

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no work on campus?

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LIKE AT ALL?

tawny ledge
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Yeah, I think it means you can't work while you're on campus

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But can use up your OPT instead when you're off campus

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Or something like that

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You should double check with other folks

vale bolt
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fuck on their isfaa i said id pay 2000 usd per year student employment

tawny ledge
vale bolt
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No but isn't the isfaa supposed to be the same over all colleges

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So for

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Amherst

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I put that in

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So if it has to be the same

tawny ledge
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No

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Not all colleges have the exact same documents

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But I guess that most of the time, yeah

vale bolt
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Oh so I can change it and send another in for Bowdoin?

tawny ledge
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You just complete whatever they ask you to complete