It’s your budget - and Jewish combined - I’m having a hard time with.
Jewish - too big - but Alabama is a school he can get into. Merit will be based on ACT. It has a large Jewish population. Engineering is brutal - will be anywhere.
College of Charleston - doesn’t have football nor engineering. The reality is a B student will struggle in engineering. Likely won’t make budget.
Miami Ohio - but again, the grades will hit the budget.
Bama is the best college I can think of but it’s big - it does have the Jewish population.
There’s lots of OOS schools he can get into but not necessarily hit budget. How important is Judaism? If you’re looking for a school with some Jewish life but not overwhelming, you can try U of Kentucky?
U of Kansas has a big Jewish population but again is a big school. Iowa another big school with some Jewish presence.
Florida schools have a large Jewish presence. FAU is large but will hit budget. FGCU is smaller - and has less majors and less Jews…but is mid size - there is football at the first but not the second. U of Tampa is a lower cost private - but no engineering (or football) - solid Jewish pop.
As for your list, App State has little Jewish life. CSU could work as could Utah. (small Jewish but not as mormon as you think). Elon - run the net price calculator - do you have need? If not, you will not come close to budget. Actually, run the net price calculator for a school like U of Miami - they meet 100% need and that would give us a better answer as to if you have need. Many think they have need but per colleges they don’t - just a desire not to spend (which is what matters…it’s what I had. No need but a budget as u do).
Va Tech - huge - size and population but gorgeous - but HUGE. No shot honestly and you won’t come close to budget. Same with CU Boulder.
UNCA is a 2+2 with N C State - so you’d have to move half way (in engineering). No football but it would meet your needs otherwise.
Unless your son is strong in sciences and math - engineering is unlikely. 50%+ end up dropping out.
Good luck.
This is a great thread but maybe you want to go to to later pages.
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