Great financial aid but not impossible to get in to

Paying for College
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<p>My family’s EFC is around 16000. However, my sister who is a senior will most likely be going to school next year that is around 20,000. I don’t really know where this puts me in terms of fafsa as I am a junior and will be going to college a year after my sister. That being said, I will obviously need some good financial aid since their EFC will most likely already be exceeded. However, it seems all schools that have great aid are impossible to get in to for me. </p>

<p>I have a 3.89 UW and 4.08 weighted. That being said, my test scores will likely be low as I got a psat score of 177 and I have attention issues. I want to go to a school where it is relatively hard to get in, in between 30-70 percent acceptance most likely. This is because I want a competitive educational atmosphere where I’ll be challenged by smart people.</p>

<p>I’d like to play d3 soccer in college, go somewhere with good pre-med and chemistry, and also a place with a liberal feel. I also need good financial aid! Any suggestions? For reference I live in Oregon and so I’d prefer not to go east coast.</p>

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<p>Also I’m looking for a LAC under 5000</p>

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<p>You might look at Grinnell, Beloit and Dennison</p>

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<p>I would look at one of the WUE schools, some are smaller.
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<p>I’m thinking you will need better tests scores to “prove” your GPA. Most schools seem to use some combination of GPA and test scores when awarding merit aid. If you have a documented/diagnosed learning disability, then the schools might take that into consideration, but I’m not familiar with that situation.</p>

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<p>University of Puget Sound, Macalester, St. Olaf. Get college guide and look at all the LAC’s by state or do it online with one of the search sites like the college board one.</p>