<p>The only reason I got that crazy idea of federal aid is because my father is doing BA in Accounting and All free at Western Governors University. Which I know isn’t that great an all, but… I’m just trying to wrap my head around this.</p>
<p>Your dad is likely commuting from HOME, and if this is an instate public, the tuition is likely very low. Just looked…the tuition is under $6000 per year. So a full Pell Grant and maybe a little SEOG or something is covering TUITION. Your dad isn’t getting enough “free money” to pay for room and board…nor is he being given enough to private univ or an out of state public. </p>
<p>It sounds like you have at least a green card.</p>
<p>You really need to strive for higher than a 1200 Math + CR SAT for a few reasons. One, a 1200 isn’t high enough for some of the schools that interest you, nor is it high enough for some engineering schools. Also, a 1200 isn’t high enough for merit scholarships at eng’g schools. Finally, a 1200 isn’t high enough for most of the schools that give great aid.</p>
<p>You need to be striving for over a 1400 M+CR SAT.</p>