<p>@ ZeDschermen </p>
<p>We are providing you realistic advice to increase your chances of admittance. You will compete against other international students as well as domestic students in the U.S. application process. It is not uncommon for an international student to apply up to 10 schools. It is very competitive. Here are some engineering schools I recommend you should learn and visit since financial aid isn’t an issue for you:</p>
<p>California Schools:</p>
<p>in addition to USC, Caltech and UCLA, also consider USCD, UCSB, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Harvey Mudd College</p>
<p>Non-California Schools:</p>
<p>MIT, Northwestern, Michigan (Ann Arbor), Carnegie Mellon, Wisconsin (Madison), Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst</p>