Quite the understatement. Harvard/Yale/Stanford don't do merit-aid scholarships so you would have to be super poor to get some financial aid and even then isn't likely to be a full-ride.
Doesn't Stanford offer free tuition for students of parents making "less than $125,000 annually"? (previously $100,000). However, I'm not sure if this only applies to undergrads. Just something to check out.
... in Dec, applications are still accepted. Give yourself time. I started ... score I could still be accepted in place of a waitlisted ... to me. I would have accepted that, maybe even been pleased ...
@Student76 Thank you! Yeah I understand what you're saying, but it still just feels hard. We will see. If I don't get accepted I'm applying early and retaking in Oct/Dec. Thank you for responding :)!
Stanford, Harvard, Chicago (Booth) and Penn (Wharton) are king. The most elite investment banks and private equity firms to refer these schools to others, as they are the best of the best.