<p>Depending on your family’s income you can also apply for fee waivers for application fees and College Board fees. I think some schools will also pay expenses for you to visit. Your counselor should be able to help you with the fee waivers. I would suggest keeping an open mind, applying to a variety of schools and not getting too attached to any one school. The most heart-breaking posts to read on here are the ones where the student got accepted to his/her dream school but can’t afford to attend. Also, there are lots of scholarship and essay contests you can enter to get some outside scholarship money. Fastweb and other internet sites list lots of possibilities. It sounds like you have a realistic handle on the situation which is great. Good luck!</p>