Don’t ED to Brown. It’s too late I’m sure - but they tell you there’s not an impactful lift and you don’t want to be bound.
The aid looks at more than just salary. I would undue the ED if I could - because for a psych degree which will be fine most anywhere, I would not want to burden my family.
If mom says it will work vs. make it work - it’s different - but make it work - i.e. it’ll be a burden i’ll overcome - not worth it at all when you have plenty of other opportunities.
While your test won’t count at the UCs and CSUs, hopefully you’ll get in.
An Amherst to BU are so different - do you know what you want in a school besides a big name? Dartmouth too.
With your stats, lots of schools would give you big merit - you could spend $20-$40K if you wanted too OOS (you talked about burden) - so something to think about.
I think you have the potential for any school - but will any school be best for your family? But congrats on your overall - which is fantastic - so job well done - and this can give your family flexibility if you need it.
Based on what you wrote, that’s the question I have.
Especially for psych and ES - not exactly two high outcome out of undergrad majors.