| The expert on this subject is curmudgeon. Try to search for his posts on merit aid. His D did look at a lot of Southern schools, but also other regions.
One of his guiding principals, to maximize merit aid, is the "reverse commute." IE, a student will increase potential merit aid by bringing some geographic diversity to the table.
So, if you are in the NE, maybe emphasize midwest a little more and vice versa. |