I agree that you should take advantage of the schools listed by the previous posters because your time is running out for those schools. You do understand that most of them are not in Texas, California and Ohio? The NPC’s are generally accurate, but I guess your parents didn’t realize that you were at OOS prices for your targets.
I’m confused about your need for financial aid.
So, you had a fee waiver, but your father says he can pay OOS tuitions? This doesn’t make sense.
I think your parents misunderstand financial aid. Financial aid will come either in Merit or is Need-based.
Need-based aid is based on your parents income. It’s not picking and choosing what the schools will pay. The schools decide what they will and won’t fund. You can’t ask for a certain amount of money to decrease the burden on your parents. The schools don’t work that way.
Merit aid is based on your academics.