At Alabama you have to have the living costs lined up. can you do that? Full ride anywhere is a rare beast for an international that is not academically outstanding/hooked/urm and comes from just any other rich white western country. Full tuition is probably going to leave you in need of maybe 15K a year as a non resident with no accommodation during university breaks and health care requirements and limited employment options. WHat would you do int eh UK? The loans would be yours, right?