<p>Are you sure about Reed? Although Reed encourages students to take courses in all subject areas, it is known for being conservative academically: interdisciplinary study between <em>seemingly</em> disparate fields is not exactly possible. Also, it is not possible to double major due to the thesis requirement. That said, if you apply ED, your chances will be high. Few to no internationals apply early to Reed and the school loves to see such enthusiasm from international applicants. I have cousins and brothers who attended Reed, and they were offered really great aid. Reed will meet 100% of your need in any case. I don’t think it will give you flight tickets but it will most probably give you personal expenses in the form of work-study, PROBABLY. Idk. Ask the school? They are the most reliable source.</p>
<p>I cannot say anything about how much being an international home-schooler will affect you. Colleges would, however, like to see a LOT of standardized testing if you’re home-schooled. Consider taking A Level exams? Econ, psychology, sociology and math are doable at home (if you’d like details, PM me). A few A Levels will allow colleges to consider you without any hesitation. Cost wise, I believe it will be around $90 per exam, but again, four A levels ~ 8 APs. 3 A levels is the standard load for those who opt for A Levels. HOWEVER, as you have taken Indian external exams, you don’t need to worry that much. 
(Btw, Coursera/Udacity courses don’t matter to colleges. You need to prove what you have learned and the only way to do this is through standardized tests.)</p>
<p>Tips to save money on applications: ask the college for a fee waiver for the CSS and if they don’t give that, ask them if you can submit the ISFAA instead. It is also possible to not have to pay for any of the SAT reporting by asking your GC to upload the report to CommonApp, but since you don’t have a GC, you could ask the local USEF center to do that for you.</p>
<p>Ok, now as for your college list… Schools like Colgate and Trinity are a far cry from Reed. I do not get why you would want to go to such party schools? It will cost you a lot to apply to Soka. They REQUIRE an IERF report (no way around this – you HAVE to submit it, otherwise you cant apply), which will cost you $175 for the report and $75 for having your documents sent back to you. Are you willing to pay for that? </p>
<p>That said, all of those schools are reaches for you, including Reed. The acceptance rates for virtually all good schools that offer aid to intls is below 10%. </p>
<p>I hope this helps!</p>