Your scores are excellent. Is your 4.0 unweighted or weighted? What can you mother contribute? Can she contribute $25,000 -$30,000 ( or more?) to meet your EFC ? Your father expects you to attend a “top” school yet will “only” contribute $10,000 a year? Where does he expect the difference to come from? What do you mean about him having $170k?
You have several options-
- Stay instate- you are not the first student to complain about his instate options.
- Apply to schools where you will receive merit- I need to know what your unweighted GPA is.
- Apply to schools that meet full need… If your mother can meet her EFC.
Unfortunately you do not have any special circumstances for which a school will give you more FA. $140,000 a year for a family of 3 is considered to be a good income. If your unweighted GPA is a 4.0 - you will have some nice merit options.