<p>*Also, please clarify if your famly qualifies for NEED based aid. If you don’t know, ask your parents to use an on-line calculator to get an idea of what you may be eligible for. </p>
<p>If you and your family are prepared to pay full tuition, that’s a plus. If you want or need MERIT aid your list will be very different. *</p>
<p>you do need to ask your parents how much they’ll pay each year.</p>
<p>Also …will they pay for you to visit/audition for these schools (if required)? Those audition trips can get expensive. I think my friend estimated that they spent over $7k just in audition trips (airfare, hotels, car rentals, etc).</p>