<p>First I'm an international student, which makes it infinitely harder to get money from schools, so I'm very thankful for where I am now.</p>
<p>I was offered the Trustee scholarship from USC, which is full-tuition, leaving about $15,000 each year to pay. They offer no financial aid to internationals. However, the word is that there are other scholarships available for sophomores and up+. I was accepted into their Freshman Science Honors and Thematic Options, which is their GE honors.</p>
<p>I was accepted into the UT Dean Scholars and Engineering Honors. I only get about $3000-4000 a year from NMF. I also get about $3,000 a year from Engineering, that is if I attend, which I really don't want to. Dean Scholars also has from $1000-10,000 in continuing student scholarships that i can apply to as a sophomore. I would pay in-state tuition as I'm a legal resident. Essentially I have to pay the same amount as USC, if not more to go to UT, if I decide to go under Dean Scholars, which I strongly prefer over Engineering.</p>
<p>I was offered a full-ride to SMU, which would only leave me books to pay, and I can cover that w/ the NMF $2,500 scholarship, so essentially it's free. Honors program is essentially guaranteed by being a scholarship kid.</p>
<p>I received approx $65,000 total from TAMU, with in-state tuition, which leaves about $3000-4000 that I have to pay each year. Honors is guaranteed.</p>
<p>Transportation is not a problem for me since my dad works for a major airline, which means huge discounts on airfare.</p>
<p>I'm planning to study in biology, concentration on human biology, and double-major if possible in international relations, concentration in US-East Asia relations.</p>
<p>I'm looking for a place to experience, learn, and grow as a person, but also to get into to grad/med/law school. I still haven't decided if I want to do pre-med or pre-law, since I have an interest in both.</p>