<p>Thanks arcadia!</p>
<p>Every single thing that I learn here is helping me prepare for what I will soon be facing. I understand that all of you who have kindly answered my questions want me to understand that I face a tough challenge, and even though I know for certain I am very well qualified to measure myself against other applicants, there will always be someone better than me or someone with a similar profile but without the financial handicap I have.</p>
<p>I hope to do well in my essays, and I also hope to be what some school is looking for the moment they read my application.</p>
<p>I am willing to give it a try, I just have to carefully select the schools that I apply to, because I have been told that it is recommended to apply to no less than 6 but no more than 10 colleges, that is why I am trying to get as much information as possible about the colleges that I find interesting.</p>
<p>Any other suggestion will be very much appreciated!</p>