(27fall) Feedback or suggestions to my background plzzzz

I see - I could afford smith precollege program but nyt’s fee is beyond my reach. For NYT the need-base financial aid requires a lot of documents so I didn’t ask for an aid when I was applying to it back then. Would there by any chance for me to get in touch with journalist without joining nyt …? My main aim for journalism is that I want to participate in the Cherubs program offered by Northwestern university, and im quite unsure will smith or nyt contribute to this aim more.