<p>OP, forget about AnnieBeats wrote. You are an international and there is no point for safety schools as you already mentioned in your opening post. Regarding financial aid, I don’t think you are going to get any with your family income. So I agree might as well bypassing all the trouble of filing the paper work.</p>
<p>Having said that, the competition for internationals is fierce. While you have very good scores, it’s difficult to say what your chance is since it also depends on what other international candidates do. All I can say is good luck.</p>