<p>LOL…</p>
<p>What your D and many others don’t realize is that the SCHOOL gets to determine what your need is…not the family.</p>
<p>Families in situations like yours take a variety of approaches… I recommend something like…</p>
<p>1) Apply to a couple of financial reaches just to see what happens.</p>
<p>2) Apply to a couple of match/safety schools with will have competitive merit.</p>
<p>3) Apply to a couple of financial safety schools that give ASSURED BIG merit for stats.</p>
<p>4) Apply to a couple of “parent pick” schools - these are schools that the child is reluctant to apply to, but the parents want to see what happens. Parents do need to realize and accept that the child may still not want to go there. </p>
<p>What is your D’s major?</p>
<p>What financial safety schools are you looking at? Do they give ASSURED merit for stats?</p>
<p>How much do you feel comfortable paying each year?</p>
<p>On another thread you mention that your D has an ACT 33. That is high enough for big merit at some schools.</p>