<p>There are many fabulous schools that, if they admit you, will give you amazing financial aid.</p>
<p>For example, a number of Ivies, like Columbia, Princeton and Harvard, would charge your parents anything for you to attend. That means tuition, room and board would be covered. You very well would have to do a work-study job for about ten hours a week and not have any loans.</p>
<p>This is a list of schools that meet full need but some are more generous than others: [Colleges</a> That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014]Colleges”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2013/09/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need-2014)</p>
<p>However, besides keeping those grades, you have to get strong test scores and be involved in school and/or outside of school in activities, hopefully where you can be a leader of some sort. By the summer, start writing your essays and get feedback. </p>
<p>This site gives advice on essay-writing: [Essay</a> Hell | Where Stressed Out Students Find Expert Help on Writing College Application Essays](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/]Essay”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/)
And here you can see examples of essays that accepted Johns Hopkins students wrote: [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions: Apply, Essays That Worked, Class of 2017](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/)</p>