<p>Have you looked into Questbridge? They connect low income, top students with top colleges and good financial aid. You need to get started very soon, but it’s a great help for some people.</p>
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It is a common misperception that schools will meet all your financial need just because you truly need it. Some will, but most schools (public or private) won’t meet full need any more than your local car dealership will give you a car just because you truly need one. And a school may “meet need” with extensive loans, which is almost always bad also. You need to very carefully check the financial aid policies of the schools. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a back-up plan of living at home and going to the local community college as an option as well, with plans to transfer after two years.</p>
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An excellent idea.</p>
<p>Also consider Harvey Mudd, an excellent school where they have a joint Math/CS major (not quite as much as a double major). They meet financial need without too many loans, but are also very difficult to get into.</p>