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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.
Thanks for all the suggestions! Those are very helpful! Please keep them coming! I'm researching as fast as I can. 
DD told me tonight she's only applying to colleges we're certain we can afford. Our budget is about $29K, max, so she needs about $40K in merit aid for most private colleges. 
I'll look into the College of New Jersey and Clark, for starters and the schools in Ohio. St. Olaf's sounds great, but it would be a hard sell to get her to go to MN. She's definitely a homebody. 
She's frustrating because she could do a lot more with her abilities, but she'd rather watch movies or chat with her friends. Her teachers have told me this, so it's not just me. I guess her attitude is healthy, but I worry the price she'll pay is she'll be unchallenged in college. [/quote]

IME, merit aid is about $20-$25k- unless the student has done something insanely good.  It brings it down to the most expensive in state schools for us (UVA or W&M).

Look at the Net Price Calculators at each school to see what you would expect to pay.  What does FAFSA say your parental contribution should be?

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