<p>Are you a green card resident or citizen?</p>
<p>mind you, i’m not asking for them to fund my entire college career as I think I could get sufficient financial aid anyway.</p>
<p>You may not get sufficient need-based aid for a few reasons.…your parents’ income/assets (that business) may not permit you to get much aid. And…without your parents cooperation with FA paperwork, you won’t get aid at all. anyway…you will likely have an expected “family contribution” that you won’t be able to cover. </p>
<p>Apply to some top schools- just to see - but there’s no assurance that you’d get the need-based aid that you’d need.</p>
<p>However, with your stats, you probably could get a full ride or near full ride merit scholarship somewhere. But, keep in mind…top schools like ivies don’t give merit scholarships.</p>