<p>Our Son is a National Merit Finalist. We live in Madison, WI, and he was always intending to go to UW-Madison. However, when we became aware of schools in the county with generous, near full-ride merit scholarships, we got interested and visited some. Alabama and Auburn were both impressive and their scholarships are incredible. Hands down, however, we felt Auburn was the better choice–program (Chem Engineering), community, facilities, people… Alabama was a solid second choice, but all four of us in the family voted Auburn. Our second son is a HS Senior, National Merit Semifinalist on his way to Finalist, and he chose Auburn, too. Both great schools, we liked Auburn.</p>