@hughesmadalena Thank you so much for the insightful post! To begin, I wish you the best of luck in your admissions decisions! I really hope you get good news everywhere left. I really like Northeastern and BU!! I especially love Northeastern’s co-op program and the focus on pre-professionalism.
Michigan and Purdue are terrifying for admissions just because so many qualified applicants apply. I hope I have a little bit of a boost for Purdue being in-state, but it’s still so scary. Why do they have to be so cruel?!? 
@michaelcollege That’s relieving to hear. I hope I’m not totally out of the running for schools like CMU, though! I love those schools. I understand their uber-selectiveness, though.
@ucbalumnus That’s very scary that I might not get computer engineering for Purdue. I know you have to apply into FYE, which is pretty challening. I plan on declaring a secondary major as Robotics Engineering Technology in the Polytechnic Institute, which is a tad easier to get into from what I know.
Financial aid is the worst. I wish I didn’t have to worry about this, but I guess wishing won’t do much to change my situation.