<p>OK! backtracking a bit, you would be eligible for FA / scholarships! Since you are only a freshman, the best advise is to 1] continue taking the most challenging classes that you can take, enjoy and do well in [ EPGY classes are terrific-continue to take them as long as you have interest and time and 2] be sure to prep for the PSAT test. That one little test[ which is a pre SAT test] , taken in Oct of your Jr year, determines who will be named a National Merit scholar, and that designation can mean hundreds of thousands of merit scholarship $$ to the 15,000 students who end up being NMSF each year. Now, you do need to know that the best colleges in the US[ Ivys, Stanford, MIT, Chicago] dont give merit scholarships, but they are very generous to middle class families. Going down the USNWR rankings list just a little on, there are Universities that offer full tuition scholarships to tip top National Merit students[ such as USC] and further down [U of Alabama] that offer full rides. So if you are focused and are a very good student, you can, with smart choices, have a very good chance of winning a lot of merit scholarship $$.</p>