I’ll need to edit my original post, but he doesn’t want to attend any private university or college where religion plays a role. He’s also hoping for a larger R1 university. He wants to get his phd after his undergraduate. Hoping that since his transcript shows such a significant grade improvement after 9th grade, that a holistic reviewer will apply less significance on his gpa.
He was already direct-admitted to UMN Morris, Gustavus, Bradley, Illinois Wesleyan, along with 70 others via common app direct admission. None that he’s interested, unfortunately.
We’d like to keep tuition costs under $40k/year (understanding that housing, food, travel will add to this). He won’t qualify for anything need-based and we will be paying out of pocket fully.