Irzani,

I agreed with Dreamer, financial issue is something you can overcome. I should consider myself a lucky one, but you can take my example as a reference. If it happened to me, it could well happen to you as well.

My family supported me fully for the freshman year. Second year i received a USD2000 scholarship, not a big deal here, but this scholarship allowed me to pay "in-state" tuition, which was something like 5 times lesser than a normal international student would pay. At the same year i was working at the tutoring service centre at the uni for 20 hours per week earning around USD450 per month salary.

Third year i received a full scholarship and worked as a teaching assistant earning USD1000 per month. This remained the same in my fourth year.

After graduation, I used my internship year to work for a company. I worked hard and my employer liked it. They offered me a scholarship to study my master degree, which i did.

So basically my parents didn't spend too much on my tertiary education. How did i get the scholarships? The bottom line is, I studied really hard (make sure i maintain a 3.8 - 4.0 GPA) and worked really hard (perform best among the interns).

Nothing is impossible. Go with your Dreams!

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Added on February 28, 2011, 11:55 pmIt should be USD$36000 for the entire 4 year degree.

This post has been edited by joanaLee: Feb 28 2011, 11:55 PM