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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are you looking to pay? He can get substantial $$ probably at some SLACS but a third off of $80k is still a lot. [/quote]

Ideally under 40k. He will apply to state schools, would love to add other options.[/quote]

That’s going to be tough with SLACs.  Wooster and St. Olaf might work and I know kids who are at both colleges and love them. St. Olaf started at a lower price point when my kid applied, which helped. Not sure where they are now.

As someone said UMW and maybe CNU, JMU, GMU in state.  Other posters have provided OOS.  I’d add Pitt as a possible.

Case Western (midsized private) and Kenyon, Oberlin, Macalaster and Grinnell all offer decent merit aid— but getting below 40k (less than half price) with merit only at these colleges would be a challenge.  Your kid would probably end up is the 50-60k range. Not sure how able you are to stretch or how willing you are to take out loans. [/quote]

Wooster and Kalamazoo were the two that brought the total cost to under/around 40k for us with merit aid.  Had W&M not worked out for our kid in-state, they were both really compelling options--especially for a kid interested in chemistry/health sciences.[/quote]

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