Your thinking on this is illogical. Under what scenario would half price (if that’s even true – you haven’t proven that it is) be a better deal than NO PRICE? I can’t even follow your logic.
And what do you think would happen after your sister graduates? If you go to UMD, you are still going for FREE. If you go someplace where you did not get a full ride, you are not going for free.
This makes ZERO sense. If you’re not getting any aid, then you do not qualify for aid from that school!
Nothing about your post makes sense and makes me wonder how you qualified for the Banneker/Key Scholars program. Seriously.