<p>However, look at the “automatic full ride” sticky thread and “competitive full tuition/ride” thread in the Financial Aid forum here. Merit aid is not related to need ie even if parents don’t fill out FAFSA or fill it out then refuse to pay their EFC, if you’ve won one of these full ride scholarships, you should be fine (although some scholarship will require a FAFSA or profile anyway - but the amount of money is purely on how well you did in the competition, not on your parents’ earnings.)
For three different scholarhip programs, look into the Douglass scholarship at American University, Vanderbilt’s Chancelor, and the Johnson at Washington&Lee.
ex:
[Scholarships*|*Vanderbilt</a> University](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/]Scholarships*|*Vanderbilt”>Scholarships | Vanderbilt University)
Deadlines are often Dec 1 so you need to look them up very quickly.</p>
<p>Additionally, if your parents accept to pay their EFC, these schools meet 100% need:
[100%</a> Meet Need Colleges | CollegeGreenlight](<a href=“Colleges with Need-Blind Admission for U.S. Students”>Colleges with Need-Blind Admission for U.S. Students)</p>
<p>@Brownparent: I believe that OP’s sibling is a brother, not a sister. Depending on the family, that may make a big difference. It’s not related to how clever OP is or has been.
I concur with you though, that making OP go to online college will be very embarassing for the parents since everyone will assume there’s something wrong with her (intelligence, mental health, etc) and that her parents couldn’t help get in <em>anywhere</em> or are trying to hide her.</p>