<p>Thumper’s right. Highly unlikely the OP will get much if any need based aid. Maybe at Harvard or Princeton. Also, other than those two and Yale, the ivies are not need blind and meet full need for internationals. Only a handful of schools do.</p>
<p>Also, since Ivies do not give out scholarships for merit, that option is out too.</p>
<p>YOu can look for merit money that include international students as that is probably the only way you will get much in the way of funds. There are some top schools that give merit but it’s very competitive. You do have to check and make sure internationals are included in consideration with each school. Duke, Emory, JHU, BC, USC, UNC, Rochester, Fordham are some school that have good merit, and some of those are also pretty danged selective.</p>