@GWYalie1994, you are woefully uninformed on the topic of financial aid. For a student whose parents make a reasonable salary but may not want to pay any of their EFC, it doesn’t matter if the student can get in or not. A school like GW isn’t going to be affordable unless the parents will pay their expected portion. Literally 20 of the schools you listed (at least) are not likely to be affordable unless the OP’s parents are willing to pay more than they have indicated so far.