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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Expand your search to include Midwest SLACs. They offer more merit aid and are often cheaper to start with. Read the book Colleges that Change Lives.

A boy has an advantage at SLACs, and especially one interested in humanities/arts. Much will depend on his scores. Have him take practice SAT and ACT tests to see what is better for him. You will want to focus on schools that give generous merit aid and at which his scores would place him above the 75th percentile for the school.

Take great care with essays, demonstrate interest in the school. If your DS interviews reasonably well, definitely make sure he interviews.

That said, $30k is a big ask. If a SLAC is desired, I would strongly consider allowing him to take Stafford loans for college. The borrowing limits are very reasonable, even for an English major. You could work full-time at Starbucks and still not have trouble paying off a $20k Stafford loan.

My DS with similar GPA, 7 AP classes, good (but not great extracurriculars), very good essays & recs, SAT CR= 760, M= 580 got $20k-$25k merit offers from Kalamazoo, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Juniata, Clark, and Lawrence. The only one that topped $25k was Earlham with $30k. I have no idea whether any of these schools have good theater programs.[/quote]

OP again. Thanks, this is very helpful, about what I was expecting. With DS's stats, it sounds like he's not likely to get any big $$ anywhere, not enough to match our in-state options.

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