@aquapt My parents are actually not as familiar with college costs as I would’ve hoped for. My sister was a recruited athlete, so they haven’t paid for Duke at all.
So far, my list is a lot of reach schools that provide good financial aid. My matches/safeties right now are only UIUC (in-state; not great financial aid), BU, and UW-Seattle. I’m having trouble finding matches/safeties that I like and that would give good aid.
UIUC would be a low-match, probably. However, the aid is not very good, so it’s not the best option.
I will be applying to UMich and Tulane EA, so hopefully, I can get some good news earlier in the year.
I haven’t even thought about ED2, but I’m pretty interested in WashU, so I’ll definitely research further into that. Thank you!