<p>For physics, add Rice to your list of low reaches. Its tuition is several thousand dollars less than comparable schools, and they give merit money on top of it. Their students are very enthusiastic about their college experience, a noticeable difference from some of the other science-oriented schools we investigated.</p>
<p>Boston University has an full-ride engineering scholarship exam in November, I believe. You'll have to visit the school to take it; put it on your calendar and squeeze in your other northeastern visits on the same weekend.</p>