<p>*. My sister got a full ride to college, albeit a not-so-selective OOS, because we have a single mother and are hispanic. </p>
<p>So far, I haven’t really considered school prices because I know most of the schools I’m applying to offer great financial aid! This may be dumb, but oh well. *</p>
<p>Uh, you need to consider school prices because:</p>
<p>1) The schools that give the best aid will require the financial info from your bio dad (and wife, if he has one). If your dad is alive, but won’t fill out the NCP paperwork, then you won’t get your aid. And, if he will fill out the paperwork which causes a “family contribution” but he won’t pay, then that will also be a problem.</p>
<p>2) The OOS publics won’t give you the aid you need.</p>
<p>3) your sister’s aid sounds merit-based and it was likely a FAFSA-only school which only uses mom’s income.</p>
<p>I don’t see any financial safeties on your list. NONE…that is a huge problem.</p>
<p>You may be saying, “Oh well” now, but what the heck will you be saying next spring if those top schools don’t accept you (or you have a NCP issue), and you don’t have ANY affordable choices? What then? </p>
<p>Are you just going to go to the local CC because you stubbornly wouldn’t consider cost for any school and wouldn’t apply to any financial safeties?</p>
<p>Surely you are smarter than that…right???</p>
<p>Don’t you only get a few waivers for apps and CSS Profile??? If so, how are you paying for all those other apps???</p>