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As an international student, you need to acknowledge two important realities: (1) Your chances as an international student are not the same as those for US students. For example, while about 1660 students matriculate to Harvard every year, only about 190 of them (11%) are international students and only about 5 students are from India. (2) Most colleges do not give financial aid to international students, so you need to seek out those schools that do and cast as wide a net as possible: <a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid</a></p>