@kindamediocre Have you considered one of the academies like USNA or maybe ROTC? D20s bff was in the same position; she matched (ROTC) to 3 great engineering schools and will be heading to TAMU for engineering in a couple weeks on a 4 year scholarship. It took a lot of discussions with my family to explain military life in the U.S., but they came to appreciate the opportunities. It may be an option to look into, especially if you don’t make NMSF, if the merit landscape gets worse than it already is, or if you don’t want to commute to UTD.