<p>I should have been more specific in my original thread, sorry! My parents can be expected to contribute about 25k, 30k max per year for school. (I’m applying to a number of the Universities of California and I should be able to afford to go there without any outside aid.) That’s kind of why I’m only looking at more competitive merit aid scholarships - I have some pretty solid safeties within the UC system, I think, but I guess the private/OOS schools I’m looking at are more of “reaches” for me.</p>
<p>I’m looking to major in history or possibly communications. Definitely something within the liberal arts/humanities sort of area.</p>
<p>I got 214 on the PSAT, which is only commended in California. ):</p>