Yes, he’s aware of that. We have personally known a few students over the last two years who have done so successfully. He already applied to UMN on 9/16 and 1st choice college was for CSE, second was CBS. All students are considered for admission into CLA automatically, so we’ll just have to see where things shake out and what results he gets! Our fingers are crossed for direct admission into CSE!
ETA: Although we live in Wisconsin, we’re actually on the border of Minnesota, and we’re only 30 minutes from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities - so we’re very familiar with many local students who attend, as it’s quite a popular choice for our area.