<p>I think your S will be fine in the college admissions game. It sounds like his school has a great national reputation, regularly placing kids at fantastic schools. The scholarship money comes into play based upon the schools you apply to. Some schools give alot of money, some don’t. We all know which ones do and don’t. Good Luck! It’s not as bad as it seems as long as your S has some financial safeties as well as academic safeties to apply to along with the reaches.</p>