<p>I’m not worried about getting into a school I want to go to; I’m worried about paying for it! </p>
<p>Unfortunately my parents are not the type to be swayed by “hope in my eyes”, especially to the tune of 40-50K a year.</p>
<p>Smith and Mt. Holyoke seem interesting. I like Smith a lot, actually…and that merit award is huge. But yeah, it does seem quite difficult to get.</p>