<p>How much can your family spend each year towards this younger child’s education. That amount will likely play heavily into his application list. If your family can only pay - say - $10-15k per year, then you’ll need to find schools that will cover all of his tuition. Getting $10k/yr in merit won’t cut it - if the cost is $55k per year (or higher by the time he gets to college a few years from now.).</p>
<p>You say that his soph PSAT likely triggered the mailings. What was his soph PSAT?</p>