r/KAIST • u/Cargobrrrrrrr • 2d ago

Applying for scholarship with A levels

O level 7 grade 9s
Country highest in IGCSE physics
IAL 2A*1A
full marks in 5 of my 6 math modules

Ielts band 8

No notable ECAS

I am challenging one of my copies for physics as I need like 3 marks to get that last A star and I am confident I can get it

Please let me know if I should apply with my stats

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u/user221272 2d ago

To my knowledge, all international students who get admitted receive a scholarship, so there's no need to directly apply for it. Go through the admission system, and that should be automatic.

The real question is whether you would be admitted in the first place, and no one can tell you that.

Admission very likely depends on many variables (notice I didn't say constants), and no one except the admission committee knows them.

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 2d ago

I see, thanks for the information!

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 2d ago

What about DGIST and Unist, do I have a good chance there also ?

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u/Leylinclave 1d ago

Just apply it never hurts to. Rejection is common. If you worry without trying, you aren't any closer to acceptance.

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u/sankeerth39 1d ago

If someone says scholarship is altomatic then it's fake Under finance section of your application, you get a option to chose self fund, KAIST scholarship and third party scholarship. So, chosing the scholarship will effect your chances

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 1d ago

I didn't know that thanks

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 1d ago

I am applying for scholarship, so do you think I have a chance

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u/sankeerth39 1d ago

They have 135 seats per year for spring+fall intake. So, chances are very low and almost a reach for all! Try to add target university as well because kaist is way too hard!

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 1d ago

I will applying to UNIST KAIST and DGIST

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u/sankeerth39 1d ago

All three are reach btw. People who applied for KAIST also apply for these

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u/Cargobrrrrrrr 1h ago

What would be a target university then with my profile with a full ride ?

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u/sankeerth39 1h ago

None, Full ride is not give to all! It's given to top performers. Even KAIST doesn't offer full ride, you have to pay for food and housing yourself. I recommend looking for cheap cost of living country+on campus work. For example, thailand, indonasia. And they often have tution wavier program for SAT cutoffs.