My college decisions so far help me with insight

Hi everyone,

I wanted to post an update on my decisions so far and get some perspective. Earlier in the process I realized my list was probably a bit unrealistic in some ways. Some schools were very competitive for business and others were probably outside what my family could realistically afford (~$35k–50k/year). I also applied to a few reach schools and some California schools mainly because I liked the idea of going there, even though realistically admission or cost would be difficult and this was ignorant of me.

Stats

Massachusetts

Hispanic first gen

Intended Major: Finance / Business / Economics

SAT: 1470 (760 Math, 710 RW)

GPA: 3.94 weighted

~9 honors classes + AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Micro & Macro

Mostly A’s senior year so far

Extracurriculars

Global Entrepreneurship study program in Singapore

Organized fundraising event for study abroad program

Independent investing / market analysis projects

Small e-commerce projects / reselling

Part-time work (retail + manual labor)

National Honor Society

Food pantry volunteer

Digital media content creation

Weight training / fitness

Decisions so far

Accepted

Fordham (cost TBD)

Bentley (~45k commuting)

Loyola Chicago (~45k)

Loyola Marymount (~65k)

Waitlisted

UMass Amherst (Isenberg)

Tulane

University of Miami

Indiana University (Kelley)

Bates

Rejected

Bocconi

Still waiting on

NYU (Stern)

Notre Dame (Mendoza)

UCLA

USC (Marshall)

UC Berkeley

Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)

Boston College (Carroll)

Villanova (Business)

UC San Diego

SMU

Colby

Carleton

Grinnell

At the moment Bentley is probably the most financially realistic option, but I’m still waiting on Fordham’s financial aid and the rest of my decisions. I’ll also likely appeal financial aid offers once everything comes in.

Any thoughts on realistic outcomes from here or good finance options in the ~$35k–50k range would be appreciated.