Chance Me: Northeastern, BU, BC, CWRU, Lehigh mainly test-optional for Pharmacy or Neuroscience [NJ, 3.77 GPA, 1320 SAT, divorced parents]

Congrats on a fine record.

However, when you have a budget, you need to pick schools within budget.

Your parents make $350K - I can’t imagine you’ll get a nickel of need aid. You can have them run the Net Price Calculators - here’s an example of one. You can google the school name and Net Price Calculator. Your SAI doesn’t matter for these schools - they are private and will require the CSS profile.

Congrats on Pitt - unless you receive merit aid, it will be over budget (I’m using $50K but $40-50K is a wide range. You should narrow down with your parents - and don’t forget added expenses - transport, books, nightly pizza, spring break etc.

Bing may work. OOS direct costs are $52K today. Hopefully you’ll get merit aid.

TCNJ - you’ll get accepted - and yes to submitting the score. It’s about $37K b4 merit - so it works.

URI - if you get merit - works.

Purdue - pre-pharmacy - what major? I assume Pharm Sciences. Hits cost and is a target. I personally think LGBTQ kids can prosper anywhere - and I saw it at my son’s and daughter’s southern schools. But state laws are changing and Indiana is a very conservative state - something to think about.

UCONN - $59K so you’ll need merit aid. Can go either way.

Rutgers - can go either way.

UMD - you won’t get in and you can’t afford. I assume you applied but if you haven’t, I’d tell you not to.

UVM - It’s $65K - you’ll need a lot of merit aid.

GW - no shot of getting that much merit. I wouldn’t apply. That you are full pay might get you in - they want the $$.

Fordham - not shot of getting that much merit. I wouldn’t apply. I think you’ll get in.

Stony Brook - you’d need merit to get under $50K. It’s a target but I’d lean toward yes.

Lehigh is a reach and you can’t afford it. Don’t bother. If you want a private to hit $50K, look at LACs such as Allegheny, Kalamazoo, Washington College in Maryland, Ithaca. Quinnipiac is a maybe.

Reaches - forget that you won’t get into any of the four, you have no chance to afford them. One exception would be Case Western where you won’t get in - but they do get aggressive with merit for some kids - so you might get under $50K.

One private not on your list but far out - that might make budget - is U of Denver. It’d be close.

I think your list is long - and while some are budget friendly, most aren’t.

If you wanted to add schools, Salisbury, Mary Washington, Christopher Newport, WVU, MIllersville, West Chester could be schools that aren’t far that would work.

Good luck.

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