Also I am confident enough that I won’t have to repeat my subject tests or any of the tests (Maths and Physics) because… yea I prepare for a hell hard thing called “The JEE” 
@thumper1 I HELPED myself crafting this list, these schools are the best places to study Aerospace Engineering and Physics i have not chosen them because they are heavy…
" these schools are the best places to study Aerospace Engineering and Physics "
you missed U of Chicago
Oh yeah sure I just forgot about it… Sorry, will add in my list 
UChicago will waive the app fee - or it will for US student requesting financial aid anyway so worth checking.
The app fees aren’t the only costs you’ll have to apply - there will also be fees for sending your SAT scores and possibly to your high school for sending transcripts if they’re not electronic.
Since you’ve indicated the app fees and finances are an issue, I am going to be blunt not to be cruel but to save you from wasting money. Do some honest self- assessment. Are you one of the top 50 or 100 students in all of India? Think - if they lined up all Indian graduates this year, would you be selected as one of those very top students? If so, then what other extra activities - volunteering, forming things, research, service, work - have you done outside school? If it’s not a long list of very impressive things on top of being one of the top 50/100 students and you’re asking for significant financial aid on top of that, some of these schools are going to be out of reach.
My son’s going to UChicago this fall and he was also interested in several of the ones from your list. Based on our research, these are the schools that I would guess will be out of reach: Caltech, MIT, Gatech, Princeton University, Stanford, UPenn.
The others - NYU, Purdue University, UColorado Boulder - are ones we didn’t research so I wouldn’t be able to comment. When you research them, be sure to understand if they will meet the full financial need for international students, or again, might not be worth wasting your money on the application.
Again, sorry to be blunt, but I think you are underestimating how selective these unis are and just how difficult admissions are, especially if you are international and need financial aid. Some unis will admit more international applicants but only those that can pay full price, which doesn’t help you. The pool of US unis that will admit internationals and give huge aid are very, very few and the competition is insane. People joke that you need to have won a Nobel or published a best selling novel and that’s not far from the truth. Be realistic, especially if throwing away $80 is a big deal.
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IMHO you should not expect significant aid from GATech, NYU, Purdue, or UC Boulder.
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True…expect no aid from those schools
Okay… Got that :((
What city in India are you in? Have you spoken with any US admissions counsellors? Most biggger cities now have private companies that can help you figure out the process. The good ones can help you craft a list that you have a reasonable chance of being admitted to. They can also guide you on the financial side of things.
@happymomof1 would the place you recommend often be of any help to this student??
EducationUSA is a not-for-profit organization that receives support from the US government for the specific purpose of helping students like you find good places to study here. Visit the main website at:
to learn more about about the application process. Then follow the links to find the Advising Center closest to where you live. There are several in India. If you cannot visit in person, the counselors will be able to provide some help by email or telephone. They will be able to tell you where students like you have been accepted in recent years, and whether or not those students received financial aid.