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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has been advised to shoot below his weight for merit. He is a junior, top 10% of class at a competitive high school with APs across the board, but we make too much and so we will be looking for merit. Our flagship is extremely competitive. That will be his first choice, however.

I know this a very common predicament, and so I am curious how other kids have fared when they ended up at schools that were not particularly competitive.  Did they end up thriving? Were they disappointed? Do you regret settling? What were the schools? Our tuition budget for him is $60k, which will open some doors but close many others. [/quote]

Your son should just apply to a wide range of schools. Many will offer him enough merit aid to get the cost down to $55,000.

Another possibility for an independent, level-headed student: universities in the UK and Ireland and English-language bachelor’s programs in the Belgium, the Netherlands or EU countries.

Many of the kids in my area are going to the UK and Europe for college, and they all seem happy.

There’s a hiring manager who comes in and says having a non-U.S. degree will hurt when the students are job hunting. That person could be right. My son isn’t at that stage yet. But so far so good. 
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