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Q 1: From my experience, yes, you have to apply first as a general student. In practice, you need to prepare some money in your bank statement and in te real budget to support yourselves at least for the first academic year. This is due to two practical reasons: 1) you have to show the graduate admission office that you can support yourself so that they can give I-20 to you, and 2) you need that amount of money to show the US Consulate to apply for F1 student visa. Bear in mind that the U.S. Consulate WILL NOT issue visa to you if you have 0 bath EVEN THOUGH the school promises that they will award stipends to you (which is a rare case). That is why I say that you have to take risk by applying first and be willing to invest in teh first year. If you are lucky enough you will be a student worker right after you arrive the university in te first semester and then work your way toward GA or TA. This is due to your good strategic planning and research as described above.
Q2: Yes, from my experience, this is the nature of scholarship in America. The Admission office actually do not care if you will have a chance to recieve scholarship later. This office care only your academic performance, potential to graduate succefully, and your money to complete the ful program--they in fact do not consider if you will recieve aids in teh future or not. No one want to give free money to international people unless they know you and your work first. Having said that, I have heard some of good Thai people who contact professors personally first from Thailand and ask these professors to help. But I would say this is a rare case and it will happen only if you go for PhD. level and have VERY interesting research topic.
Q3: NO, you cannot ask them to reimburse you for the tuition that you paid in tehfirst year. Honey, invest some money for yourselfe. No free thing in thsi world exist. America is the country of opportunity. They give opportunity to those who are willing to work hard and have work ethics! eventhough you are not so bright (like me, for example).
I will give you a hint, the University of Illinois does have those kinds of scholarship but your TOEFL, your English GRE and GMAT needs to be good enough to compete with Indians and Chineses. For Master's you can be a student worker, which give less money. Say, you may have to contribute your money for about half/half to complete a degree. Matching fund, something like that...
For Khun paeagain's Q, I don't know becuase I never loan, but from my experience, loan is for American citizens, not international students. who would want to take risk with someone that is not their citizens?
Good luck, do some reserach about state governments. Usesually, the democratic states will be more kind than the Republican. And please do not go to popular places/states--those, in my opinion, should be reserved for wealthy people who can afford everything on their own, otherwise you will have to work your ass off o pay high cost of living and will end up do off-campus work, which is offensive to American goevrnments who give you an opportunity to come here and learn. Sorry, I do not mean to say that off-campus work is not good, but I think we should PLAY by the RULE of GAME if you hold F1 visa to not spoil our reputation.
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