<p>I very much doubt you will be considered in-state anywhere in the US. Most states require a student to graduate from a state HS though you can look up residency requirements on the college web sites. Those are tied to state laws. Private schools don’t care what state you attended so you might have a chance at those. </p>
<p>Does your school have experience in sending students to US colleges? They should know how your transcript will be viewed (with or without grades). </p>
<p>For the SAT, if you haven’t taken it yet this year it looks like you’ll need to plan on applying next year. Good merit aid usually requires a very high SAT. Applications for merit aid had to be in already at most colleges for this year’s entering class.</p>