<p>@Guille - I am not trying to console you here. You have shown immense maturity in your mail to show that you can handle the situation you are in. However, think about another situation.</p>
<p>A lot of people (me included) came to this country for graduate studies. During our graduate school, we received money as teaching or research assistant and tuition for the colleges. I’d say don’t get sidetracked by your current situation, you still have a chance and you can get into all your dream Universities if you can demonstrate your desire for a graduate degree. Believe me it helps to get your undergrad results in order and then try the GRE. YOU WILL MAKE IT YOUR DREAM - I did.</p>
<p>Finished my bachelors from a top university in my home country, got a perfect GRE along with the equivalent of 3.8 GPA, was ranked 1st in my specialty along with two published papers, made it to my dream university and did not pay a penny for my ph.d. </p>
<p>Not all is lost and you can do it. You have spent two years already trying to get in to undergrad in the US. spend the next two years seriously completing your bachelors in El Salvador, get in to the graduate program of your choice - you can still get to the Ivy clad walls of your dream university. Wish you all the best.</p>