<p>Guys, by “lesser”, I meant “fewer”! Sorry for the bad choice of word, Obviously people at those colleges are smart people!</p>
<p>hmom5: I’ll have no other option but to work for a year if I can’t get good aid from anywhere. I’m considering it.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: I don’t know our exact income but my mom’s a housewife and my dad is a cab driver. My sister got better aid in her second year since she asked for a grant from the state of NY after she got residency. We had to pay around 10k for the first year which we certainly can’t afford to pay again.</p>
<p>There are other situations we’re facing as well, like my parents are on the verge of being divorced and my dad rarely sends us money, if that counts for anything.</p>