Understood - that’s the risk.
It reminds me of the game show where they open suitcases and another $ amount appear.
If and it’s still not certain the student has Lehigh, but if they do at $17K a year…do you open that next suitcase and if the $$ amount in the suitcase is less, your cost goes up.
Do you take that risk?
Ideally the student visits and talks to people while there or at worst case talks to student ambassadors, a professor, club leader and more.
Any student who EDs gives up the compare offers rights…
But yeah - I see all sides.
I’m very conservative financially - so I’d take the deal - which is more than college - especially if it includes abroad coverage.
Hopefully, in the next few weeks, the student can research - not statistics, R1 statuses and more - but by talking to people which is far more important. I’m sure the scholarship program can even put them in touch with this year’s recipients.
This way there is comfort, even if a physical visit isn’t possible.