Thank you for your reply.
I appreciate the effort you put in and the advice you gave. I will do a little bit research on that topic to have better knowledge. Hopefully, I will be able to find the best pathway.
I would add Simon Fraser University in Canada. It is in British Columbia (on the west coast) just barely outside of Vancouver. I think that it will be more affordable than most of the schools on your list, and SFU has a very strong program in computer science.
Memorial University of Newfoundland might be a bit less expensive, and is also a good university. It is in a bit more isolated of a location (on the eastern tip of North America, if you don’t count Greenland).
Of course the Canadian schools (including the ones that you already have on your list) have the advantage that it is a bit easier to stay in the county after graduation if you decide that you want to do it . You can apply for a 3 year work visa after getting a 4 year bachelor’s degree. If you get a job and do well, your employer can then help you apply for a permanent resident visa.
If you can, then you should prefer a good school where you can actually afford all four years over a “great” school where you can only afford 1 1/2 or 2 years. Getting your degree before you run out of money is a lot more important than attending a school with “prestige”. I have met people who ran out of money before graduating and had to drop out of university.
UPDATE
Major: CS
Accepted:
The University of Washington / direct admission
GA Tech
Michigan State: 25K scholarship per year
Purdue
CityU Hong Kong: Full ride
Warwick
Durham
Nottingham
Rejected:
Princeton
University of Illinois
You are right but he cannot loan out $- There are very few opportunities to loan out funds in TR and intl students rarely get loans.
Curious what you heard back from these institutions and what you decided to do?
I got into UC Berkeley as my top choice and I will go to Berkeley.