P.S. You seem pretty concerned about the fafsa. Hope you are completing the Profile as well.these schools ALL require the Profile for consideration for institutional aid…except Princeton which has its own form to do innaddition to the fafsa.
Remember, your dad’s income matters…but so does your mom’s. And some of these schools WILL consider primary home equity as well.
The schools really won’t care about your debt. Or other expenses. If you have a large mortgage, that is viewed as a choice. If you have car payments…that’s a choice. If you have credit card bills…again choice. Everyone has loving expenses…so those aren’t considered either.