@MYOS1634 i’m a first-gen college student and my brother goes to the safety school this post is about, so I had to rely on the internet and friends for my college research. I applied to 6 schools total 1 safety, 3 fits/safeties kinda ((my ACT is higher than their averages the only issue is financial aid)), and 2 kinda reaches which both waitlisted me. my EFC on FAFSA was around $1.5k i think, which is pretty similar to my budget.