Rejected from two good schools I could afford. What to do now?

<p>Princeton Review has 13 schools on its Financial Aid Honor Roll - these are their highest-rated financial aid programs in the country. Most of them are among the nation’s most selective colleges, but Lake Forest College in suburban Chicago is a Financial Aid Honor Roll school at which your stats would be right around the institutional median. The college states “Lake Forest College admits students regardless of their ability to pay, so that qualified students from all economic backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their academic goals. Lake Forest is committed to meeting as much of a student’s demonstrated financial need as possible, which may include a combination of federal/state/college grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. The College offers several merit-based scholarships, recognizing academic achievement, talent, and community engagement. The Princeton Review named Lake Forest to its 2010 Financial Aid Honor Roll, one of only 13 nationwide to receive a perfect score of 99 in the survey of more than 620 top colleges and universities.” 94% of the students there receive financial aid.</p>

<p>I had an opportunity to drive through the campus a number of years ago, and it was gorgeous - check it out: [Lake</a> Forest Virtual Campus Tour](<a href=“http://www.lakeforest.edu/about/ourcampus/tour/index.php]Lake”>http://www.lakeforest.edu/about/ourcampus/tour/index.php)</p>