Accepted to Harvard-- unsure where to apply from here, etc.

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<p>Yale offered a summer program for 30+ incoming freshman. It was optional. It was 5 weeks of classes, meetings with advisors, orientation to the campus and FA office, Career Services, Admissions office workshop et al… For those who attended the program, the yearly student contribution was waived. They also received a stipend. I wouldn’t be surprised if Harvard offers the same type of program. </p>

<p>They want you to succeed! If you can get a H degree for roughly $20,000, who’s better than you? Please! Tell me!!</p>

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<p>Home equity affects financial aid for Profile schools only after a certain threshold. (Sorry, but I don’t remember what it is.) Depending on what the house it worth, paying off the mortgage may have no or very little effect.</p>

<p>Check Harvard’s financial aid policy on outside scholarships and, if they will reduce your expected contribution, apply for some. Often there are school and local ones for the first year of college.</p>

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<p>Congratulations! I remember reading your college essays over the summer, and if I recall correctly, they were quite good. I am glad they paid off!</p>

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<p>Thank you to everyone who answered. </p>

<p>@NewHavenCTmom‌ Any more info about that program, like the name? That’s incredible! Thanks for letting me know.</p>

<p>@shawnspencer‌ thank you so much for editing my essays a few months ago! :)</p>

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<p>It was called FSY. Freshman Scholar at Yale I believe. </p>

<p>This link discusses the program <a href=“Yale expands programs to ready students for college as part of White House initiative | YaleNews”>Yale expands programs to ready students for college as part of White House initiative | YaleNews;

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<p>There are places on the Fafsa and CSS where u can explain anomalies like your recent bump in income. The financial aid people are pros, not robots, and they will be able to grasp the minor and temporary impact of a 1-year bump like that.</p>

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<p>Also when you consider best fit between Harvard, Yale, Stanford (if you were to be accepted as well at Y and S), think about the distance from home. If costs are a concern, the schools, who don’t require flight tickets to come home would be preferable in this case. </p>