Wow. Thank you so much for all of your information. I’ve taken some time to consider all you’ve said as well as other posts under this forum and I’ve revised some parts of my original list. Definitely took merit aid into account, because all of these schools offer some form of it.
New list:
- Duke
- Vandy
- Johns Hopkins
- WashU (st. louis)
- Notre Dame
- UNC
- Umich
- OSU
- U of Cincy
- Miami
Maybes:
- U of Rochester
- Washington and Lee
I really cut down on out of state public schools, but the only 2 I kept were umich and unc since I really just LOVE everything about them. Besides that, I was wondering if it would make sense at all for me to apply to any Ivy League schools. I’ve been eyeing Upenn and Brown for years now, but since they don’t offer merit aid and I’m trying to avoid high costs, would it make sense at all to apply to them? Any other feedback on this revised list would be greatly appreciated.