@Ryan15 - The only other private university I’m aware of that doesn’t require financial information from NCP is U. Chicago (I guess if your custodial parent is remarried you could try Princeton as well). Given your interests, I think you should submit an application to U. Chicago but make sure to really work on your essays and get some feedback. Are you sure you can’t ED to Vanderbilt? If the financial aid doesn’t work out, you would be allowed to back out of the deal, but if you do the net price calculator with just your mom’s financial information, you should be able to get some estimate of the costs to see if it would be doable. The ED application would definitely boost your admission chances.