<p>Like I said, bad habit. ;)</p>
<p>Fortunately, most of Harvard’s peer institutions are just as generous with their financial aid. Of course, I don’t expect to get into Harvard or its peer institutions, and the the LACs that are my likely fits are a bit less able to pass around money.</p>
<p>Realize that I am doing all that I personally can. I’ve kept a 4.0 through all my hardships, with solid test scores, in a half-dozen clubs, etc. I am also writing application essays for a very large number of schools in order to have the luxury of weighing various financial aid offers. And if all else fails, I got my acceptance letter from a state school just this week. It’s overwhelmingly likely that I’ll get a full tuition scholarship there.</p>
<p>I don’t know that there’s anything else for me to do.</p>