<p>Thanks cortana, I really appreciate that… But the thing is, applying also costs a lot of money, so I can’t just apply for the sake of applying. I don’t know where I stand in Columbia’s int’l applicant pool, and I can’t find anything about the average fin aid packages there. So, my question in the OP still stands unanswered. Complete details of my dilemma are here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1376764-please-help-narrowing-my-college-list-8-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1376764-please-help-narrowing-my-college-list-8-colleges.html</a>
Damn. Just saw I wrote “an international students.” That sucks.</p>