<p>Since financial issues will be paramount, you should only consider schools whose financial aid policy is to meet full need (see the NPC’s referenced in the above post), or and/or schools where your stats put you in the upper 25% of applicants so you might get a merit award. (This means that out of state public school like UMass are likely off the table.) In addition, some of the schools listed by Informative may be beyond you based on your stats (and one of then, Colgate, isn’t in New England at all!), but you need to do your own research. Start by going to the library and taking out some college guide books like Fiske. In addition to helping you identify schools you can afford, they will help you narrow down your choices by focusing your attention on size, style and location (urban, suburban, rural, etc.) There are a lot of colleges in New England!</p>