Thanks everyone for the info! I will look further into all of these. We are from Tulsa, Oklahoma. We have toured Colorado School of Mines. He loved it, but their merit scholarships are pretty limited ($14K max on $45K OOS COA if memory serves, so it’s hard to tell if the cost is worth it over a potential full ride State U. It’s a DII swim program, and he would probably be a stretch to contribute significantly there in swimming if he could even get on. We have also toured Wash U. He wasn’t as crazy about that one. We toured Arkansas and he liked it, but the honors college program seems like it may be just a slightly trumped up version of the general population, and of course no swimming. With possible NMF and his current stats, he will probably have a few full ride (or close) opportunities, including Tulsa, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Right now, we’re trying to figure out the levels and if it is worth it to shoot higher and pay a little, or a lot, or worth it to try to put him in a smaller school. Tulsa University isn’t very large and is a good school, but I don’t think he is crazy about staying home after all of the work he has put in with IB. On the other hand, shipping him off to New York or California to a school I’ve just heard about is also a little daunting, especially if it’s going to cost $200K. The swimming thing is more of an afterthought. It would be nice, but may not work out. Truth be told, if he improves scores through re-testing, and applies well, and gets accepted and wants to go to Cal-Tech, MIT, Princeton, etc., we will probably try to make it happen. The question we are struggling with is what schools that are demonstrably “better” than the safety schools for his interests should we be looking at that at least have some significant merit aid available to help justify a decision to send him there. Thanks again.