<p>Hi Skygirl,</p>
<p>I am sorry to hear about your situation.</p>
<p>as recently as friday I contacted a few schools on the NACAC listing for my students. There are some schools that still has open slots and financial aid. The admissions officers at some of the schools were very helpful and told me that I could fax over my student’s information and then follow up in the mail. I was told that the turnaround time would be about one week to ten days. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/forstudents/2007SpaceAvailabilityResults.com[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/forstudents/2007SpaceAvailabilityResults.com</a></p>
<p>or, what I also recommend is tht you take a gap year and apply in the fall to enter fall 2008. In the mean time, I think you should look into questbridge as there are many steallar schools that are now part of the questbridge program.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/students/partners.html[/url]”>http://www.questbridge.org/students/partners.html</a></p>
<p>other things to consider:</p>
<p>Almost every single ivy and most of the elite LACs now have some sort of low income initiative for low-income students. </p>
<p>What you should do this year before leaving school is to touch base with teachers who can write you a good recommendation. </p>
<p>Since things are winding down a little also make the time to have a one on one meeting with your guidance counselor, so that s/he may get a fuller picture of you and your situation.</p>
<p>Put together a brag sheet or a resume to help your teachers GC write recommendations for you.</p>
<p>I hope this helps</p>