<p>Best have a good talk with your parents! How much do they think they can afford to pay? Then, make sure you have a financial AND admittance safety that you would be happy to attend in the mix of schools you apply to. As long as you have one good financial safety, you can cast your net widely in terms of other schools to apply to; think several that you might qualify for good merit aid, and several reaches that have good needbased financial aid packages. You really can’t know how much aid you will get until after you have been accepted and see the F A packages. Having a family business complicates the FA picture, and allows more discretion on the part of the college FA departments -so you just need to apply and see…</p>