Chance me, financial aid is critical!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone, I was looking to get chanced for a wide range of schools. Due to financial struggles in my family, savings for college were used for medical bills due to some family problems so I'll need a lot of financial aid. Even to my local flagship, the cost of attendance is about 23k a year and the new maximum scholarship offered is 9k leaving me with almost 60k in debt for undergrad. I'm adamant on being a doctor so I'm trying to minimize undergrad debt while still getting a reputable education. The colleges I'm looking at right now is long but the 2 instate (with an *) I've applied to and been accepted and the free applications (with a #) I'm applying because they are free and was advised that it couldn't hurt:</p>

<p>Arizona State University*
Boston University
Brown University
Brandeis University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Duke University
Emory University
Fordham University#
Harvard College
Northern Arizona University*
Pomona College
Stanford University
Tufts University
University of Pittsburgh#
Washington & Lee University#
Washington and Jefferson College#</p>

<p><strong>Academics</strong>
SAT I: 630 CR, 710 M, 660 W = 2000, will retake.
ACT: 33 R, 27 E, 32 S, 33 M = 31
SAT II: 780 Math II, 700 Bio E, 670 Spanish
IB Diploma Candidate:
-(HL) History, English, Biology
-(SL) Spanish (6), Math studies (6), Physics
- AP Calc AB (3)
GPA: UW=4.0/4.0 W=5.36/6
Class rank: top 1%</p>

<p><strong>Activities and related awards</strong>
-Marching Band (4 years, 2 years section leader [max])
*Arizona Centennial Honor Band (Performed for the state's 100 birthday, selected<br>
out of 20,000 eligible students)
*Walt Disney Co. "Ears 4 the Arts", invited to record soundtrack instrumentals at the<br>
Disneyland sound stage.
-National Honor Society (2 years, 1 year President [max])
-Toys4Tots(200 hours of volunteering at the hospital and raising money and supplies for kids in the emergency room to occupy their time. I used IB Spanish knowledge to communicate with families that spoke little to no Spanish to improve the quality of their visit to the emergency room.)
-Classical Piano (12 years)
*Arizona Study Program (Piano repertoire and music theory (5 years)
-Musical Theater (4 years of playing in pit orchestra, doing stage help and performing on stage. I worked my way up from because I had never taken a vocal lesson before and on a whim auditioned for the show.)
-Spanish Honor Society (3 years, 1 year VP)
-Scholar's Bowl (2 years, 2 year Team Captain [max])
-Cross Country (4 years, 1 year varsity)
-Boy's State Delegate:
*Dick Auguston Memorial Award for Best Lobbyist, Best City Clerk and Capital City</p>

<p><strong>Academic Awards</strong>
-National Merit Commended Scholar
-AZ Board of Regents High Honors Scholar (Exceeding state test scores.)
-Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athlete (High GPA + Varsity athlete)
-Renaissance Award (Academic letter and 2 chevrons for perfect GPA)</p>

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<p>Any feedback at all?</p>

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<p>Is your EFC really low? Do you qualify for need-based aid? Or do you need merit-based aid?</p>

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<p>My EFC is pretty low, it’s around 5k so I do qualify for need-based FA that’s why I applied to a lot of private schools. My merit scholarships aren’t gonna get me too far cause I took my final ACT and was a quarter of a point off from a 32 which is the cut off for a lot of merit scholarships. Although I do 1 final SAT in a week but I’m not expecting radical changes in my scores. (I will have taken SAT’s and ACT’s 2 times each)</p>

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<p>Feedback is greatly appreciated, be it advice or chancing!</p>

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<p>Haha, I’m not a ■■■■■ I promise. What gives the impression… O.o</p>

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<p>Bumping for more responses, help please!</p>