semi-tryhard white guy applying to some very good schools, some decent ones (admission/aid chances?)

@4Gulls Thank you so much for all of that information. I’ve been having trouble finding out what schools are willing to give decent sums of money for NMF. I’ll be looking more into USC, Fordham, and WashU.

I live in South Carolina, and my PSAT score index was 215. SC’s cutoff was 215 last year, and they are predicting a decrease in almost every state, and they have almost guaranteed that no states will increase their cutoffs from the previous year. From what I understand, the cutoff is to determine Semi-Finalists, and everyone who does the paperwork correctly advances to become a Finalist. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Again, thank you so much. These resources will help me greatly. I really appreciate it!