OK, so being able to pay is extremely helpful, but I do have some concerns about how those colleges might see your grades. And possibly being classified as an International will make it tougher.
Just to illustrate, per their 2023-24 Common Data Set, Wisconsin’s acceptance rates were 5880/9692 in-state (60.7%), 17705/41490 domestic OOS (42.7%), and 3942/12355 International (31.9%). We don’t really know what that means precisely because these are different applicant pools. But we also know that 83.8% of their enrolled class had at GPA of 3.75 to 4.0. So, I think it is potentially problematic to apply to Wisconsin as an International without a GPA in that range.
I do suspect you have better chances at Minnesota, including because their reported International acceptance rate is much higher (982/1256 (78.2%)). But I think given your grade situation, there might still be some risk there. Like, they report the middle 50th for grades in the College of Science and Engineering is 3.67-4.00. That’s considerably higher than, say, Liberal Arts (3.38-3.89):
Of course your counselor may be right. Still, I do think you could consider adding some colleges. Iowa State, for example, might be a great idea. I would suggest they are something like a top 40ish college for Electrical Engineering. And they have formulaic admissions using something they call the RAI:
You should double check, but I believe your RAI will be comfortably high enough.