<p>@ucbalumnus :
I am definitely going to open my choices more to other schools. Although I am no longer considering open curriculum, I still want to go to a small LAC and preferably close to NY so transportation isn’t going to be too expensive.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad:
Yes is there a difference between household or family ? I just said household because it sounded better together, Idk.</p>
<p>@momrath:
Based on the net cost calculators on many college websites, I would still need to pay for about in tuition that is not covered 8k and 1-2k a year in personal expenses.</p>
<p>I wish I was academically strong enough to qualify for Questbridge or recieve a full scholarship… Sigh.</p>
<p>Just received my SAT score today, got a 2050. It’s my first one so ill definitely retake during senior year in October.</p>
<p>AA, I’m not sure what you mean by not being academically strong enough. If your 4.0 is out of 4.0, you’re good to go. Contact QuestBridge and ask them.</p>
<p>Take the SAT again, maybe try the ACT, then forget about it. Your scores will not keep you out of a good school.</p>
<p>I don’t see how you could possibly owe $8,000 on a family income of $12,000, but if so, jobs and loans are available.</p>
<p>I don’t know your gender, but again, if you are female, Smith has very good merit and need based aid.</p>
<p>Definitely check into Questbridge. I have no idea how your parents can raise a family on $12K - they are special people. As momrath guessed, I would imagine the $8K is probably an expected Stafford loan and a work study component.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus:
I will be applying to all the CUNY (very affordable) and Macaulay Honors (full scholarship if accepted).
SUNY schools are one of my choices too, but , I am not too fond them of because of the rural setting. I would prefer a city or urban one and maybe a suburban neighborhood close to a city. </p>
<p>@momrath:
i have looked into Smith College actually, but I am not too keen on an all Women’s college. I don’t know how I can adjust going from co-ed school for 12 years and then suddenly with all girls.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad:
I know this is probably a ridiculous question, but how does the Questbridge process work? I looked into the website and it was all complicated and had semi-finalists and early acceptance and all those special words, so I’m a bit confused.
Also I have a part-time job and I earn around $240 a month. Also we qualify for SSI, around $600 a month which I didn’t factor in.</p>
<p>Oh and also, I have done college campus visits already, to Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Boston College, Boston University, Wesleyan, Barnard, Cooper Union, Amherst, Brandeis University, Swarthmore, and Bard.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it is worth returning because I went during their finals week and everyone was basically home/in the library studying. Would it make a difference?</p>