<p>Slumom is hitting the important points. All kids should first have a core list of schools that will certainly accept them and that they can afford. After that, the sky is the limit, you can go to town with your wishlist. But be aware if your family is deemed eligible for financial aid’; many kid are surprised, along with their families about what the system expects the family to pay vs what they feel they can afford. And I don’t meant there is a pot of gold there, Your EFCs may say that you are not entitled to as much aid as you will need to go to a high priced school. So you need to talk to your parents about the finances and what they can afford. Then see if those schools that meet need will make up the difference, and then discuss with parents, again about any gap, if it should exist. If so, you need to find less expensive schools and those where you stand a better chance of merit money.</p>
<p>SAT2s may be needed for some of the more selective schools, so you should be looking at taking some of those.</p>