<p>Actually, fa-la-la-lena, he’s not even in the top 10% - yet. He will be by the time he applies, except to MSU and UMich, where he’s applying November 1st; MSU for greatest scholarship eligibility (they told us when we visited) and UMich EA - why not.</p>
<p>Our expectation is what kiwifruit said and what others on CC have commented; while there is some FA for OOS kids at UMich, don’t get your hopes up. He definitely likes UMich better but is aware of the financial situation. Hopefully he’ll get into one of the Ivies he’s applying to (Green, Brown, Red and Red/Blue) or Rice, all of which show great recent history in FA, nearly all more affordable than the flagship publics, and he won’t have to choose between MSU and UIllinois (his safety - but he really doesn’t want to go in-state).</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback; we need as many data points as we can get at this stage of the game.</p>