<p>I’ve looked at them, the net price is 29k living with parents lol.
I think I’ll gonna apply to UNC Chapel Hill early action, it seems like they give great financial aid OOS. </p>
<p>Are you no longer looking for safety schools? Because UNC and Wake won’t be.</p>
<p>I know they aren’t, I already have Temple and Drexel (expensive but might give merit scholarship) as safeties, I can’t find any others. </p>
<p>Stony Brook seems realistic</p>
<p>22k on campus, 16k with parents…
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh probably…still 10k with parents, 17k on campus. </p>
<p>Do you guys think I should focus on studying SATs over looking for schools?
Safeties can be less of an issue if I can raise my SAT scores, I haven’t been studying…</p>
<p>For example, IF I get a 2200, BC would definitely be a match instead of a low reach then right? </p>
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<p>So now you’re wagering on a 200 point rise, instead of just a 100 point rise?</p>
<p>Yeah, if I actually study really hard lol, and I think it would still be smarter to study instead of looking for schools. Don’t have much time. </p>
<p>You still won’t be able to afford BC. Financial aid is not great.</p>
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<p>It’s not either/or. U have to work both issues. There are no guarantees that u will score significantly higher. </p>
<p>Yea but I have been procrastinating with the studying.
BC covers 100% need and the NPC says I only have to pay 10k even if I live on campus, which isn’t that bad. </p>
<p>Penn state then </p>
<p>On their site, it says gpa counts as 2/3 of the decision and other things like SATs is the 1/3, the optional essay isn’t even considered. But the average gpa for their admitted class of 2018 is 3.51 UW ,and SATs are about 1800, so I think I can count it as a safety, financially though, still affordable if I get loans. </p>
<p>“What if I don’t like LACs?”</p>
<p>Then you need to come to terms with the fact that the eliteness you seek is not likely to be accessible to you.</p>
<p>Of course, elite schools and safety schools tend to be mutually exclusive categories.</p>
<p>I’m happy with Penn State 
And Temple and Drexel.
That’s like 3 safeties right there, or at least PSU is close to a safety. </p>