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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His stats are not high enough to get significant or any merit aid. I'd focus IS schools - UMBC, St. Mary's, Towson... UMCP will be tough. What is sub-scores for his SAT? [/quote]

OP, this person has no idea what she is talking about.

Those stats are absolutely high enough for significant merit aid at many "second tier" schools. If money is a factor, look outside the top ~30 USNWR colleges/universities for many schools that would give him merit aid. Some to consider:

Larger schools: Tulane, Wisconsin, Pitt, American, UVM, UConn, Marquette, Clemson, Fordham. If his SAT M+CR = 1400, with that weighted GPA he could get a full tuition scholarship at Alabama; with SAT M+CR = 1330-1390, he qualifies for two-thirds off tuition there.

Smaller schools: Denver, Clark, Richmond, Lafayette, Skidmore, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Rhodes, Denison, Lawrence, Wooster, Kalamazoo, Wheaton (MA), Muhlenberg, Puget Sound, Willamette, Whitman. If you are interested in smaller schools, read the book Colleges that Change Lives--lots of good suggestions.[/quote]

Thank you, this is very helpful.  We don't necessarily need aid, although it would be good!  SAT M + CR did equal 1400.

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OP, with that profile he will get merit aid at many if not most or all of the above schools.  The fact that he is male will help.

If he does want a large school, Pitt is very nice.  My DC was big on Pitt until realizing that a SLAC is a better fit.[/quote]

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