@curethevoid17
Wonderful! You are doing great! Please come back to us after you get your PSAT scores.
Question: Where did your parents immigrate from?
In the meantime, here’s what you need to know:
-There ARE colleges that can provide you the financial aid you will need to attend there. Some colleges will fund the entire amount for you and not ask you to take out loans.
-For the colleges that do ask students to take loans, the most student-loan debt you can possibly come out with is $27,000. That’s the most that students are allowed to borrow (there’s a slight chance it may go up a bit by the time you get to college). Although it may seem like a big number to you, it is a very manageable amount if you go to a top college and get a great job with a great future.
Here’s the most important thing that will make the college application process much easier for you:
Apply for Questbridge, which is a program for low-income, high-achieving students like you. Read about it here:
https://www.questbridge.org/
The application is completely free. Students who are selected are “matched” with one of about 40 top colleges and get 100% of all expenses paid. Note that the deadline is always at the end of September of your senior year in high school. You have plenty of time to read about Questbridge and get to know the requirements.
In the meantime, continue to to well in school!