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<p>That’s not what I’m saying.<br>
At selective schools, especially very selective private schools, the whole package matters. However, your ACT score appear to be fairly consistent with your other qualifications. So I think the schools where your ACT score is at about the 75th percentile mark are schools where you have a reasonably good shot at admission.</p>
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I interpret that to mean your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is zero.
In other words, you have low income and very high need. In that case, you probably should focus on need-blind, full-need colleges.
(<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission</a>)</p>
<p>So it’s not that “getting a bit of financial help wouldn’t hurt” (as stated above). You absolutely need financial aid, and lots of it, to attend the kinds of schools that interest you.</p>