The full-ride comment doesn’t have to be a joke because the reality is if the school is not affordable you cannot attend.
First and foremost, if you have not done so, make sure that you have filled out a lunch form at your school. While everyone who attends public school in NYC receives free lunch, being eligible is a different thing. Receiving section 8 housing does not mean that you are low-income. Make sure you know your what your meal code is (you can get this from your GC. If you are meal code A, 1 or 2), you should be good
Your eligibility for free/reduced lunch will get you fee waivers.
USE a bottoms up approach. Apply to CUNY,to make sure that you have an affordable option and can attend college. CUNY is test blind this year (I know that you have a good score, but they will not look at it). Toss an application at the honor college: Baruch-which is THE Business school, Hunter (which comes with 2 years of housing), Even City College .
Check to see if your family income makes you Opportunity program eligible. If you are Sweep NYS/CUNY/SUNY for Seek, EOP and HEOP programs.
You will be eligible for 7 fee waivers from SUNY.
Your CUNY fee waiver will cover 7 schools. From your list I would recommend applying HEOP at the following schools:
University of Rochester
Barnard
Colgate
NYU covers housing
Fordham (does not cover housing)
If you are not HEOP eligible a 90+ average will put you in the running for tuition, room and board at Nazareth.
HEOP Roster of Schools
http://www.nysed.gov/postsecondary-services/heop-projects-and-contact-information
EOP at all of the SUNY Schools
Bing, Albany, Stony brook at UB
The business school is at the land grant school at Cornell (CALS) Economics
Definitely toss an application to Brandeis.
Don’t sleep on the Womens Colleges Bryn Mawr, Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley will definitely meet 100% demonstrated need. There will be coed schools where you can cross-register.
Did you apply for Questbridge (the application is now closed).
Were you nominated for Posse?
Did you apply for the [