<p>I’m not so familiar with schools in the south, but you might want to try this tool where you can enter your criteria and see what comes up:</p>
<p>[College</a> Search - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/) </p>
<p>USC and GA Tech have decent merit money available, but I don’t think they have any “guaranteed” and they’re not cheap to start with so they may be worth adding if you like them as “likely alternatives” but I don’t think they rise to the status of “financial safety”</p>
<p>Others may have more specific suggestions for you. (If you don’t get them here, you might try posting on the College Search & Selection board.)</p>
<p>GL!</p>