<p>Thanks, everyone! The Wash U. scholarships look very enticing; I’ll definitely apply. Same with Mich. I can’t go to college in New Orleans (parents won’t allow it–they have an anti-New Orleans prejudice), so I guess Tulane is out. 
I considered it for a while. William & Mary appeals to me, but is its scholarship program similar to the Jefferson scholars at U.Va, where you need to be from a certain school to apply? My school doesn’t qualify for these types of programs for whatever reason.</p>
<p>Is Chicago extremely unreliable with merit scholarships? And should I apply to a greater number of schools since I want merit scholarships, which are so hard to come by? I’m currently applying to around ten.</p>
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<p>Aww. I know fiction writing is a poorly-paying career, but I have no intention of going to soup kitchens, LOL. I guess if I go to Yale and take on too much debt, I want to go into college admissions as a backup career. Maybe I’ll become a guidance counselor. An MFA in short story writing is my dream, though.</p>