If you're hitching onto college for a BA, think about what you want to do after college. I'm majoring in liberal arts (will that be for here or to go? hehe) and planning to be an author. So I chose a writing school. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I think the main question is, are you trying to pursue something artistic (art, theater, dance, writing, etc.) or using your BA as a springboard into something else (communications, journalism, social sciences, etc.)?
If you're thinking US as a place to study, you might want to expand your search. Smaller colleges (such as Mary Washington College in my hometown) often bend over backwards for out-of-country students, and even offer a few extra scholarships.