<p>If you are looking at the University of Alabama you should also look at Auburn, if they offer your son’s intended major. Auburn’s Presidential scholarship includes full tuition, $1500 for your choice of a laptop and $4000 after sophomore year for unpaid internship or study abroad. This is a guaranteed offer for students with a SAT 1440+ and a 3.5 GPA. In addition it appears as if non-NMF with high stats are being awarded $2500 annually for four years in departmental scholarships. The Presidential scholarship requires maintaining a 3.0 GPA, but the departmental one may be 3.5, depending on your child’s college of study.</p>
<p>Auburn’s campus is very beautiful and very welcoming. And if the US News rankings are important to you, Auburn is ranked slightly higher than UA, although I think this is a negligible difference. (88 to 96)</p>