Should I bother applying? Need aid [international]

Colleges and Universities A-Z Southern Methodist University
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I know I’m a little late, but I recently got an email from SMU saying I will get an application fee waiver if I apply by January 15.

But I’m an international student and I cannot attend unless I get close to full tuition scholarship. How generous is SMU with their merit aid? Are any international students even known to get aid? I believe my SAT score will be a problem.

If I don’t get much aid, I see no point in writing the two 250-word supplements.

I’ll be majoring in Computer Science and here are my stats:
School: 92% (9th), 95% (10th ICSE), 84% (11th) - 100 or 99 percentile in school throughout
New SAT: 1460 (680 ERW + 780 M)
SAT subject tests: 800 (Math level 2) and 790 (Physics)
ECs (very condensed): built games and applications in multiple programming languages, worked on a tech blog, did well at Cyber Olympiads; also district level football; 5 years of guitar

P.S.: SMU is not religious like it sounds, right? I’m an atheist.

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SMU is not really religious at all it exists if you want to pursue it, but it has not been affiliated in a long time its a name only kind of deal. And I could see you being competitive for the president scholars program which is a full ride they take 20-30 a year. Its a great deal if you get it

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@jamesk2014
Are you sure about that? I thought (still think) my SAT score is low. I was not able to finish the test in time. I looked it up and the median SAT score is 1500. (http://www.smu.edu/Academics/PS/Application)

Also, as an international student, I’m not sure if I even qualify

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https://www.smu.edu/Academics/PS/CurrentScholars there are some international people on this list. just click theree profiles