<p>My feeling is the private schools expect me to pay about double what I think we can manage. So when I figured $15-20 thousand was doable they wanted $37K. Now that I think we might swing $25K they want $50K. It’s all their expectation that people will take loans which is not my expectation. Anyhow for us it seems pretty linear.</p>
<p>UTulsa is one you should look at. They specialize in engineering and also CS. Especially information security and game theory. They have a large proportion of internationals coming to study petroleum and other engineering specialties. So the deal is they have low COA for a private, about $50K. They are trying to climb the rankings and giving out merit for good stats. With your son’s stats he can expect an initial merit award of $20-30K with admission. Then they give out about 50 full rides later. 3/4 to NMF and 1/4 to other high stat kids. You have to show interest, visit, present well to get that. Read the threads on CC about their merit. Have your S read about their CS programs. They are very well regarded in engineering/CS. I’m not sure about other majors. They offer the full spectrum of majors, but all the money and best professors are in these disciplines. They are D1 for sports, have a lot of big donors(oil money) and have been putting up new buildings and completely remodelling old ones. They had a free app available, but I think the deadline for that may have passed. You could inquire abut it.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you can’t apply to GT. Has your S not started any apps yet and so GC hasn’t done anything on his end? I know GT will continue to accept documents after the 10/15 deadline so long as the actual app is submitted, though they frown on it, of course. Has S asked for LOR? I don’t remember how much of common app has to be done to be able to press submit. Does the GC part have to be finished? LOR uploaded? </p>