<p>@HateBeinSober
Do you have any recommendations on ways to practice or study for the PSAT in order to qualify? It has been on my mind for a while.
(As far as schools go, my <em>dream</em> school is Stanford, but realistically speaking, I’ll probably go to UCF. I do plan to still apply, and you’re right, if I did happen to get the financial aid required, it would be worth the struggle.)</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus
There’s a pretty interesting featured thread about a guy who brought his SAT from the 1400s to the 2200s. I only glanced through it, but the gist of his advice is practice tests, practice tests, and more practice tests. The PSAT is mostly the same as the SAT with no essay, so any actual published tests you can get your hands on would help. Take the tests, time yourself, and score yourself. Review them and look at every single problem until you understand the concept behind it. The types of problems repeat: there’s always an improper comparison, there’s always subject-verb agreement errors, there’s always a who vs. whom question. If you know why the correct answers are correct for every single question on a few dozen practice tests you’re in fantastic shape for the actual thing.</p>
<p>Stanford is pretty generous with its financial aid. I didn’t get in, but I know that their policy is that families with income under $60,000 pay nothing and under $100,000 pay no tuition costs. If you got in, you’d probably be able to afford it.</p>
<p>@HateBeinSober
Thanks for the advice!</p>