<p>You sound like a wonderful young woman, and I’m sorry you received such disappointing news.</p>
<p>No, you did not do anything wrong. The competition is unbelievably fierce for these schools, and hundreds (sometimes thousands!) of students are applying for a very limited number of places. Applying for entry junior year is also very tough - there are significantly less students accepted as juniors then as sophomores, sometimes only a handful of kids.</p>
<p>Needing full financial aid also puts you in an even more competitive situation. Many schools try to increase the impact of their financial aid budget by funding more students with partial scholarships, instead of a smaller number of students with full scholarships.</p>