<p>“Please help me rate my chances and what other schools should I apply in view of my financial circumstances?”</p>
<p>You should also apply to USC, which has scholarships for outstanding International students [Submit part 1 of your application by Oct 15, and have your complete application submitted before the Dec 1 deadline for scholarship eligibility, which will NOT preclude you from applying early elsewhere] It is one of the most ethnically diverse U’s in the US and is well known on the Pacific rim. </p>
<p>[International</a> Students - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html]International”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>DS was accepted at Dartmouth, but chose to go to USC when he received a full tuition scholarship. He is now at Cal Tech for his PhD.</p>