<p>I grew up in the US. In California, also where I want to go back. Now I’m back in Germany where I was born.</p>
<p>@ tetrisfan: I will check Brown out then! Are they generous with aid, or more on a level
comparable with, say, uPenn (I know they give aid, but it’s hard to get it)?</p>
<p>@ Smartchap/Flibb: You guys too have favourite universities, and thats not entirely based on just academics I presume. For me, I want to go to a school at the east coast. I am not just going to apply to every school that is known to offer aid, even if I don’t really like the feel of the school (weather is just a small factor). For me, it might be a bit easier though, because I have a lot of opportunities at home, and have quite a good chance of getting admitted to some UK schools.</p>
<p>Brown is at UPenn’s level…not particularly generous with aid (ie. they don’t dole it out to too many internationals).</p>
<p>I’m applying to UK schools, of course, but if I had to choose between, say, Williams and Cambridge, I would pick Williams in a heartbeat. The American universities just appeal to me more.</p>
<p>…Cambridge is still pretty sweet though.</p>
<p>Stupid A levels. I can’t apply to Oxbridge because I lack them.</p>
<p>That sucks! </p>
<p>I don’t know… I think Oxford is my fifth in order of preference (after Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia)… But actually, I love all the schools on my list. I’d die if I had the chance to go to, say, LSE!</p>
<p>Looking at your favourites, I suppose you’d like UPenn as well?</p>
<p>Heh, the grass is always greener on the other side. I’m not too fussed about LSE.</p>
<p>Yeah, I guess I like uPenn, I love the Huntsman programme! But I also love the idea of a liberal arts education, and Wharton (for business) might be a bit to narrow for me, whereas Penn CAS Economics is a lot less good than Wharton, but does offer a broad education… So I am still contemplating which programme to apply to! But Penn seems really cool!</p>
<p>I think I am going on a big college visit tour though, to see how the schools are really like! 
Oh oh oh, Can;t wait… </p>
<p>I’m such a procrastinator btw, kick me of CC asap! I have to self-study 6 (!!!) APs </p>
<p>^I spend way too much time on CC as well. Let’s make a deal - I’ll promise to spend a lot more time working if you will :).</p>
<p>Deal for sure! Haha</p>
<p>-shakes your hand- And now, with that said, off I go to tot up my application fees! :)</p>
<p>…and THIS is why I decided to take no APs this yaer ;)</p>
<p>You guys have APs? How? Tetris aren’t you in ISC? At our school we have one level for every subject and I was under the impression that everyone doing ISC did.</p>
<p>You can still take APs separately. I’m in ISC too, but taking APs from a school far far down south :P</p>
<p>@Quasi: I self-studied one AP last year and took it at the international school here.</p>
<p>@gary: Are you coming down here? Yes you are :)</p>
<p>Yeah, Hyderabad 
All I know about Hyd is the Hyderabadi Chicken on Aryon’s menu :D</p>
<p>I’m self-studying six APs</p>
<p>how is everybody gonna pay their application fees? since we have to pay from a us bank account</p>
<p>^ Wait, what?</p>