<p>Apply to "Meet 100% need " schools. Definitely include schools in the Midwest or South (where you would be “urm” not “orm”) - for IR, I’d suggest Macalester. Apply to Tufts, Georgetown, Scripps, Wellesley, etc. Those would be reaches but you may have a shot due to your excellent scores and curriculum rigor.
Are you attending a magnet school? A Charter? A private school on scholarship?
Do apply to UCLA since they have special extra scholarships for very low income students.
For IR, also include Occidental and don’t discount USC.
Remember to pick up your fee waivers (you can also download one from NACAC and have your guidance counselor sign it, then copy it and send it to the different schools).
If you are interested in a school, email the Admissions’ office, explaining your situation and how you’d like to apply to their school but would need a fee waiver, would they be so kind to grant you one? - most will say yes.</p>
<p>Are your parents migrant/seasonal workers housed “on site”? Or are you homeless? You do not need to let us know on this website but you should include it in your commonapp’s “additional information” section.</p>