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<p>So, just to be clear, you are doing all this advance planning just so you can apply to a school you can’t afford?</p>
<p>I’d strongly suggest you spend some time between now and next January finding and applying to at least one school you can afford! No matter what your FAFSA says, Washington is NOT going to give you a break on your tuition. You’ll qualify for federal loans, and maybe even a federal grant, but those won’t come close to making a dent in Washington’s out-of-state cost of attendance.</p>
<p>There are very few schools that will meet a student’s full financial need, and Washington isn’t one of them. So you need to either apply and be accepted to one of those highly selective schools . . . or find a school you can afford. That affordable school could be (1) your in-state public or (2) a school (public or private) where you know you would qualify for sufficient merit aid to be able to attend. (And I’d strongly suggest focusing on schools where the merit aid is [automatic](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-7.html#post15895768][b]automatic[/b][/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-7.html#post15895768)</a>.)</p>