<p>@ ZeDschermen and Alexandre</p>
<p>Ditto on Alexandre’s advice. I was trying to state that in my original post (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060456235-post6.html)%5B/url%5D”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060456235-post6.html)</a>. America is blessed to have over 4000 colleges and universities (at least 200 being very selective). Your international status does not carry a lot of weight if you are applying to the UCs or other California schools (they receive thousands of international applications). Also consider Midwestern and East Coast universities which are just as excellent.</p>
<p>Other U.S. Cities:
Midwest: Chicago, Detroit-Ann Arbor, St. Louis, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Madison (WI), Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
East Coast: New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
South: Houston, Raleigh-Durham, Austin (TX), Atlanta, Miami</p>