@momofsenior1 I haven’t taken my SAT yet but I’m hoping to get above a 1500 (my 10th grade PSAT was a 1470), and I’m currently top ten percent of my class. However, I’m worried that merit-based aid will decrease due to the whole coronavirus situation.
@BelknapPoint @thumper1 I honestly have no idea. I just tried asking them how much they can pay for and they refuse to give me a number and got quite mad at me for asking. I live in Texas, and UTD is in driving distance for me.
@Lindagaf Like I said above, my parents are refusing to give me an estimated number that they can contribute towards my college education. However, CC is also not an option for me, as my parents look down on community college and could very well refuse to contribute anything at all towards my future. And yes, my parents are immigrants from China. I think they understand the costs of college but are sort of refusing to accept that right now.
@Sybylla I’m definitely prepping for SAT and PSAT. I’ve been doing practice through Khan Academy and doing practice tests almost daily. And about BYU HI, that was just sort of a random dream just because it was in Hawaii and beaches and all, but it’s not a college I’m considering anymore.
@socaldad2002 To reiterate what I said above, community college is not an option for me, unfortunately, if I want any support from my parents at all.
And an update, during the conversation in which my parents refused to give me an estimate of how much they could contribute towards my college education, they stated that the reason they didn’t create a college savings account was that it would make it difficult for me to get need-based financial aid. I find that a bit laughable as I no longer qualify for need-based financial aid either way now.