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[quote=Anonymous]OP: You’re young, so I’m gonna give a side of grace with tough love: Let Go Of Dream School Dream. It’s a lottery even if you have the stats.  Even if your parent could afford it, you may not get in.

I was a poor (but not poor enough for fin aid as my single parent recently “made it” my junior year of hs. Income livable then but not a fully funded 529 nor able to pay $20k/yr) high stat kid so I didn’t have the (understandable)  resentment on my parent’s financial priorities. I went to the in state (not dmv) option I found most tolerable & with the full ride. I made the most of it. 
Networked & ultimately did research with several full professors in my double major. Had glowing letters of recommendation for a top 10 PhD program in my field where everyone else was either Ivy, highly selective school, or foreign with years of experience.  I ended up in the same place I could have been at another school —debt free—because I got over myself & took advantage of being the bigger fish in the pond.

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