Seven College Admissions Myths
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Dave Berry breaks down seven commonly-held myths about admissions: https://www.collegeconfidential.com/articles/seven-college-admissions-myths/
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However, the private colleges with the best financial aid (where affordability is more likely to be realistic) are only realistic admission-wise for "top students". (Of course, there are other nuances, like divorced parents, fluctuating income, small business or self-employment income, etc. that can cause financial aid issues for some students.)
Some states' public universities have good in-state financial aid. But others do not. Better to be a resident of California than Pennsylvania for this purpose.
This section of the article should have recommended running each college's net price calculator.
That said, being a Top Student can be a matter of context: if you're a good enough student you can shop your way down the prestige pecking order until you find a school that thinks you're the bees knees and will give you money to attend their institution. It's not as awesome as getting a ride to Princeton, but if a golden ticket Presidential Scholarship to St MiddleRank College makes school affordable then it's better than two years of CC and hoping the family money situation improves by junior year. Life isn't always fair, but it's not always an all or nothing situation.