<p>Hmm…India eh? Well your best bet would be to try to take some A levels if you’re looking at Oxbridge as I don’t think the Indian qualifications stand on there own, and neither do just the SAT scores. I’m guessing you’re planning to apply next year because the deadline for applying has already passed this year. Umm they probably will look at you if you have both SAT reasoning and subject, but I’m not entirely sure. You’ll also probably have to take some kind of English test if it isn’t your first language. Perhaps you’d like to look at the University of Edinburgh as well? I know they have a scholarship for Indian students - and it might be easier to get into than Oxbridge. Maybe UCL too. Although that will probably be just as difficult as Oxbridge.</p>
<p>I think you may have more luck with the American universities/Ivies honestly. Your SAT scores are excellent, and those schools try to get diversity. Also, your ECs have a nice range and that won’t help you if you apply to the UK school system. But it will in the American admissions process. I honestly don’t know the admissions process for international students at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, etc, but I’d say you have a pretty good shot. But in either case, you need to take those SATIIs.</p>
<p>On the finance thing, I do think applying for financial aid hurts your chances at some institutions hurts your chances for admission, but I’m not entirely sure on that so you should do some research on that end.</p>