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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here thank you so very much for all the notes. A few more details. PSAT score was 1500 - he is shortlisted for NMS but from what we heard we will know only next year if he is in the commended or shorlisted list?

He is at Calculus BC level and would have taken 5 APs upon graduation.

Our main reason for looking at in state schools is the cost factor - we will not be able to afford the high tuitions of OOS[/quote]

Public or private school? That matters. 3.75uw and 5 APs is on the lower end for NoVa publics, but not private depending on the school.

[b]Have him apply to almost all the VA publics. No harm in not. But us PPs have said, there are many OOS schools who will give great merit aid for a 1600 SAT, not sure if there is a secondary GPA hurdle, but use google and do a search or see if you can find a list at College Confidential. [/b][/quote]

+1 I'd mainly spend time looking at OOS privates if he thinks he'd prefer a small school. We have one kid who wanted the big state U experience, applied to both in-state and OOS and got merit at several but still Virginia Tech was the cheapest (and fortunately his favorite). But our other wanted a LAC and had several good options that were less than W&M (where she ended up waitlisted). She goes to an OOS LAC with merit that makes the price comparable to VT.[/quote]

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