25k is the maximum parent contribution with a margin of $5k more than my son could borrow.
My initial list to visit looks like this:
Rowan (super saftie)
NJIT
Rutgers New Brunswick
Princeton
(NJIT is the only one we haven’t visited of this group, thank you for suggesting)
Temple
Pitt
LaFayette
Drexel??
Villanova?
Northeastern (if NH merit which we are banking on it, but still not sure if it will be enough$)
Looking into:
John’s Hopkins
Vanderbilt (only one he would consider in the South at this point)
UMCP
Washington and Lee
Richmond
MIT
Brown
Delaware
Probably won’t visit any of this last list until we have SAT scores. But anything PA NJ we can visit easily. Just don’t want him to fall in love with a place that would never work. IVY leagues he is ok dreaming with them.
Not sure to include SUNY schools. I feel Rutgers or NJIT would be superior academically at probably the same price?
And I think I will make him at least apply to one that would offer good amount of money far away to have as a safetie.