<p>*My real backup was going to be a National Merit full ride to one of Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, etc.
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<p>Just to clarify…Auburn’s NMF and other scholarships have been reduced.</p>
<p>What is your likely major?</p>
<p>With your stats, you probably would get more from Bama than just tuition…especially if you get into one of their elite honors programs. </p>
<p>I realize that the ivies/etc have fabulous aid IF YOU QUALIFY for lots of aid. Do you know what you’d qualify for “need-wise”? Do you know if your family can pay what will be expected?</p>
<p>Everyone talks about the “great aid” at the elites, but my sister has 2 kids at elites right now and they don’t qualify for ANY aid.</p>