<p>Don’t Cornell, Georgetown, BC and Tufts meet full need? Do you have financial need per the financial aid calculators…or do you have a limited budget because your family can not pay over a certain amount? Have you run your numbers through one of the EFC calculators using the institutional methodology? This would at least give you a guestimate of what the schools will expect your family to contribute. </p>
<p>Now…if your family has the money but it is allocated to other expenses, that is another story.</p>
<p>Are you instate for SUNY? And if not…have you applied to a public university IN your home state?</p>