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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your dc knows for sure they want to attend a public university in-state, they don't need to apply anywhere else. There will be a public in-state university that will accept them. Make sure there are safeties on the list.[/quote]

Our issue is he is not quite good enough for his 1st choice to be a target (it's possible he will get in, but it's a reach-ish school), target he is good for, but not thrilled about. Safeties he is not thrilled about. So unless he gets into his reach preferred school, he will be disappointed to some extent. So I am wondering if we need to find some merit, more exciting options out of state or doable big schools out of state.[/quote]

Obviously you need to search for private schools that provide good merit.  and are safeties/targets.  Or OOS publics that provide good merit (WVU/Alabama/etc) if your kid wants a bigger school
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We've done that, but compared to Bright Futures nothing can compare financially. So is it really worth it, considering they will be safeties so not "much better" than the schools he doesn't love in state but would get into. I guess this is what I am asking here: how do people in a similar situation handle it? Are these other schools even truly in the running?[/quote]

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