Thank you so much for all the advice. I’ll try to answer all the questions you had.
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Budget - I had a long talk with my parents last night about college tuition. I also have a twin brother with as strong if not a stronger profile as me, so paying for both of us at the same time would be tough. My parents said they would only pay at max 100k for me and my brother combined per year for all college expenses (tuition, room and board,supplies, etc). The only exception is if one of us gets into like a top 5-10 school. So a lot of it depends on where my brother goes, but I can say for me my budget is around 50k for all expenses. And of course, as I said in my original post, it only makes sense for me to go to an OOS or private school if its better than UVA.
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I just thought my LoRs are weak because I don’t talk to my teachers much about what I do outside of school. I also don’t try hard in any of classes, because most things come easy to me. My teachers probably just think of me as the smart kid who slacks off, but still gets good grades. But I’ve been actively trying to participate in class and become close with my teachers.