I get it. I sent some too - u of SC and School of Mines, U Houston work. Wisconsin is typically the natural sub for Michigan. Great thought.
I’m just telling OP slow down. There’s no ACT - a target doesn’t matter til you achieve.
And it doesn’t seem like he knows $$. That’s all.
As we know many kids plan and then go oops after the budget chat. .
I have a ton of Ga co workers. They won’t allow their kids to leave. When my company relocated the ‘free’ college was a selling point to get people to move.
Georgia parents of the top kids are hard core for in state - most anyway.
Plus OP might not realize but Atlanta is huge in emerging technologies. It’s one of the largest (#10) major metros for EV. It’s a climate focused area overall with top research facilities - even if not one of the carbon capture cities OP mentioned.