phoenix.s58

Hi, I read a couple of threads in this forum that mention FAFSA, Sallie Mae, etc. I am an international student (from India) heading to USA this fall. I want to take a private loan in USA. (Indians are not allowed to apply for FAFSA I believe). I almost applied to Sallie Mae, but read bad reviews about it in Yelp.com. So just wanted to check if anybody here can give me reviews I can count on about Sallie Mae!! Are there any other banks that I can trust with this? I have a co-signer with good credit history and don't have an SSN yet.. I have written to Discover as well. How is CharterOne?? I'm having difficulty in understanding these loans and trusting banks - because in India, we have a set of banks we trust, and i don't really know which ones are good in USA. would be great if you could help Thanks !!!