<p>You may have hope, especially in this economy. Do you happen to know your income? I know a girl who made 75k annually and qualified for financial aid even though they said only families who made below 5k qualified. I don’t qualify for aid either but my family can afford to pay either. Fortunately I’m old enough (16) to work a part time job this year and a full time job for part of the summer so I’ll be paying on my own. In addition, if you are a racial minority, I suggest applying to the Center Scholars Program. This is a free 3 year program that is not based on income. It enables you to take CTY genetics, genomics, and then have a paid internship at JHU. It’s a wonderful opprotunity.</p>