Someone explain the financial aid process to me

[thumper1]

You got some great info and suggestions on your previous thread. You might want to read it…again.

Financial aid for intl students [need <$58k net price]

So I’m a student from Hong Kong (studying in the UK) and I’m looking at the US for unis. problem is that my total budget for tuition and living expenses is around 58,000USD (+/-5%) and most of the more prestigious colleges in America are way above that and I was wondering if anyone could give me a run through of how financial aid/scholarships for intl students work (if any) and any suitable ones they know of. Since there’s not much point going to a lower-ranked US uni if I could get into a much more prestigious UK unin at a cheaper price, is there much point in this? For context (if its helpful) I’m in Year 11 in the UK (grade 10 for US) and for my GCSEs I’m predicted a 6, a 7, four 8s and five 9s.