<p>WORK ON YOUR ESSAYS !! Put your heart and soul into them. And if any college fairs are in your area that are hosting colleges that interest you, attend. I attended one recently and two of my top choices for EA/ED were there. It helped me to make a decision on my early school. Also, as someone mentioned before, safety schools do not usually give money to internationals. And if you really want to apply to so many colleges, you should already have like 6 or 7 of those essays finished, because as school goes on, senioritis kicks and you will not have the time or energy to write so many essays.</p>