<p>Listen to Waverly on this one. Waverly has worked in college admissions and knows a thing or two.</p>
<p>You are in a tough position as a low income student. Just about everything will be out of your price range. Yes, some private institutions cough up big need-based financial aid packages, but those are also the hardest places to get into. Yes, some institutions offer big merit-based aid packages, but those scholarships often require very high grades and test scores. Please go read through some of the threads in the Financial Aid Forum, and learn more about this whole issue.</p>