Chance me and please be honest, thank you! I'm an Indonesian student aiming for neuroscience or bioengineer at top universities in USA. [international, <$20k, 91/100, top 3%, 1550 SAT]

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@SJ2727

And I’m going to add in here what I often do - and the path that I took and that many other students from emerging markets who can’t afford developed country/US fees do: another option is to do undergrad in your home country, do very well, and then get funded postgraduate study afterwards

I would second this. For STEM-focused students, Institut Teknologi Bandung is well-regarded outside of Indonesia and I’ve seen a number of ITB graduates go on to top graduate schools globally.

Have you also considered applying to universities in Southeast and East Asia? Some of them provide generous scholarships to strong students from emerging markets, such that the net cost will be below US$20K/year. Moreover, a growing number of them (e.g., NUS, HKU, CUHK) have very strong reputations internationally.