Your son sounds like a great and accomplished kid. And no matter what it might look like around here on CC, a 1200 SAT and 25 ACT are well above the national averages. There’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed about with those scores.
I suspect that your son definitely has a shot at some of the very selective/rejective colleges, particularly if he ends up going ED. That said, I always like to focus on finding schools that are likely or extremely likely admits, and hopefully for costs as well. Thus, that’s where the bulk of my suggestions are going to come in.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
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John Carroll (OH)
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Washington College (MD): Oftentimes in-state privates will try and make sure their costs align with the state flagship, so I think odds are good that this will financially meet the target. Plus, it does have a town, unlike St. Mary’s.
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Wheaton (MA)
Likely (60-79%)
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College of Wooster (OH)
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Hobart William Smith (NY)
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Lake Forest (IL)
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St. Lawrence (NY)
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SUNY Geneseo – and though Maryland isn’t part of the flagship tuition match program, I suspect they’d do it unofficially (i.e. tuition would be the same as at College Park…or possibly better)
Toss-Up (40-59%)
Lower Probability (20-39%)
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College of the Holy Cross (MA)
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Kenyon (OH)
Low Probability (less than 20%)