thanks for all the advice…great to have found such knowledgeable people here! I think we are going to make our list to include some schools that are financially a reach perhaps but not crazy expensive. Yes, I know once we are closer to the time we will do the financial aid calculator to see if we qualify for need based, although I am betting we do not qualify for much. We are focusing on schools in the lower to middle range tuition wise right now and where my daughter has interest in being location wise. So stressful…the money part makes me sick to my stomach…I am so afraid she wont be accepted to a school that is affordable and all the ones she gets accepted we wont be able to pay for!