<p>Public schools like Berkeley are going to expect you to pay all costs. They don’t help out of state students with their financial need.</p>
<p>At this point, encourage your D to keep an open mind about VARIOUS schools. She may get a higher score, but she may not get a high enough score to be really competitive for top schools …like Williams. An ACT 28 is not going to be strong enough for top schools. </p>
<p>Also, at this point, be FIRM about how much YOU can contribute each year for college. Also…TOP schools will want the financial info of your child’s bio dad if he’s alive. Financial aid would be based on both household’s income/assets. </p>
<p>Have her practice for both the ACT and the SAT. She may do better on the SAT.</p>
<p>I have 2 boys at Bama. The honors college there is excellent. So is the English program. If your D can get her scores up, she can get into honors. If she can’t, then she can transfer into honors after the first semester if she has a good GPA.</p>