OP- time to drop the “dream school” concept, especially if you hope to have med school in your future.
Young doctors learn this lesson all along the way. You get assigned for your surgical rotation to a physician known as one of the best teachers at the hospital- but it’s a long subway ride and then a bus from your apartment. You have to decide when you’re choosing a specialty to pick the one with the best life/work balance, or the one with the highest compensation. You have to choose when ranking your residencies if you want great weather and a low cost of living (important because residents don’t make much), or terrible weather but a hospital and program with a reputation for exceptional mentoring.
The sooner you let the “dream” go, the closer you will be to reaching your goals. EVERYTHING in life involves a trade-off. Hedge your bets- fall in love (quickly) with a couple of colleges which are sure to love you back, which are affordable, and can get you where you are going. And then you can fulfill your long term dreams, even if you don’t start at your “dream” college, get into your “dream” med school, land a residency in your “dream” specialty in the “dream” location, etc.