Hi fellow Rubyists!

I've been on this list for a little while now,and I feel like you're all 
very open and helpful. That's why I direct my question to you.

I'm at my senior year at the Danish (north of Germany, south of Sweden) 
equivalence to the US high school. My grades are excellent (about an A 
average, though I'm not completely sure about the conversion. I expect 
to finish with an average of over 10, if there are any Danes that know 
what that would amount to in teh US system.) I was hoping to study in 
the US either next school year or the year after, depending on what my 
options are (and perhaps it's already too late to apply for next year,) 
but I'm not sure I will be able to afford it - We have a public (free) 
education system in Denmark, so I do not have any college savings. What 
I want to know is what my options are in regard to scholarships and 
whatever funding there may else be.

I've been looking at colleges like UC Berkeley, which I believe is a 
state college, but I've also been dreaming of going to more prominent 
colleges, such as Boston College, though that may not be realistic.

My grades are good enough to get me into pretty much any education I 
want here in Denmark, but I'd very much like to get away for a few years 
and try to live across the pond. I also find the selection of courses 
more interesting. Here we specialize a lot earlier.

I'm mostly interested in the scientific and mathematical areas, so I 
think I'd pick math, CS, or the like as mayor.


Thank you for listening (reading?) to me,
Daniel Schierbeck