Tips?
Well…
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Your initial list was very top heavy. The acceptance rate for international students is low. Princeton, MIY, Yale and Harvard didn’t consider your financial need when considering your admissions, but the others did.
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You have made a decision to enroll in a college now. You will therefore be applying as a transfer student. MANY colleges have precious little aid for transfer students and even less for international transfer students.
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You need a much less top heavy list. Plus, I would suggest that any college that already denied you admission would again be a long shot.
So…my suggestion…
Get your degree where you are currently enrolled. Then think about grad school here. In my opinion, your chances of finding a college for $5000 or so per year here is very low as an international transfer student.