I think I could give my little two cents here …
My S so far has gotten into NEU as University Scholar, BC (Honors), USC (Presidential Scholarship of 1/2 tuition because of his likely NMF status), University of Miami with good Merit Aid 28K in Presidential Scholarship + 3K in Grant for Florida Students for a total of 31K a year.
So far NEU is the only logical choice for us. Why would we pay tuition? NEU’s location, offer, and programs (University Scholar and Honors) make it an extremely attractive option for S.
Obviously it is way to early in the game. The overwhelming majority of schools S applied will release decisions in late March; however, we know that turning down NEU would be really, really hard. Outside the Ivy league, MIT, and Stanford nothing is worth starting one’s life in the red.