Here’s the thing: on your journey to further your education, you’re going to meet a lot of people who have good intentions for you and may have a certain idea about what you want. So if you were applying early action, and some of these dates, at some of the schools, are early, your counselor probably thought about meeting early entrance requirements to meet those early dates. Don’t blame anyone for your decisions.
So learn this: Ultimately you are responsible for anything that impacts your life and your future.
You may get advice so you should appreciate the people are trying to help you. If something is not confirmed, it’s on you to get online and confirm dates.
The people on this forum are going to give you advice but you need to follow up and make sure it’s correct. The easiest way to do that is get on the Web and learn about the colleges directly from their websites. Find out how much school is going to cost you.
Indicating that you are a US citizen but live in India, does not mean that you get carte blanche to get funding from the schools.
Understand that if you are applying to a school, that is funded by the state government of that state, you’re going to be considered out of state. You’ll pay full fees for most of them.
Example: For any of the UC’s, because you aren’t a resident nor a graduate from high school in California, you’re not getting instate rates because neither you nor your parents reside in the state of California. That’ll run you about $75,000 per year. There is no financial aid for nonresident students because the funding comes from the taxes of the State of California.
So how does your US citizenship help you? As a citizen you can file the FAFSA to qualify for grants and loans from the US federal government. But, be aware that that funding is really small amounts. The majority of funding for scholarships comes directly from the universities them selves. Private schools tend to have more money.
Good luck on your journey!