<p>The unfortunate thing is fauve does not have a clue what he’s talking about.</p>
<p>You simply can not ignore 3 years of college, it’s just the rules US colleges play by. Your best bet is to finish at home and to look to the US for grad school. </p>
<p>Your situation is unfortunate, but the truth is you can not explain away what you spent the past 3 years doing and come away with the rare aid available to intnl students.</p>
<p>Now if you can afford a hefty part, there are second and third tier schools that might thrown in a few thousand in ‘merit’ aid.</p>