For any schools that require demonstrated interest, you should sign up for a virtual info session or two - sometimes they offer others related to a major. Yes read the emails. Yes play the videos even if you walk away.
We went to the AU preview day. It’s Hillel is impressive. We worked it hard. My daughter had a higher gpa but lose act 32). We got $15k. Was thinking $25k.
Denver $30k. Miami Fl $25k and Miami Ohio $21k but that was the bottom of the band that year. Was 2021.
The auto merits to consider if not too big are Arizona and Alabama for Jewish life. FSU is reasonable to begin with but if your son got in, he could get an OOS waiver. It’s large but getting in a living community can shrink that.
My daughter is at Charleston and loves the Jewish life. We are from Nashville and she’s had none. Check out the Charleston Fellows and International Scholars. It’s mid size but urban.
Not NYU/GW urban as it’s a smaller city and has a campus. But it’s urban so probably not a fit. But the education within the program has been awesome. Last week Dennis Ross was in and my daughter went to 3 sessions. She’s interfaced with different diplomats through the Scholars program. So it might be one to look at (but only if he went after those programs).
Beat of luck.