So the $110K income is a red herring, and with other assets your family actually can pay full freight, but just would rather not? I don’t blame them (who wouldn’t prefer to pay less?!), but if so, you are unlikely to be eligible for need-based aid- which is the main kind offered by the schools you list. HYP are need blind/meet need- but if your family can afford full freight you won’t get any fin aid. Did your sibling get a merit scholarship from UChicago?
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