@NJWrestlingmom… OOS Michigan engineering is not a safety for anyone, anymore. Funny, my friends kid loves Michigan for her “Big” school choice but will be happy at Illinois locally if that’s all she gets.
I gave my friends the actual stats from their website and I got… “All those kids have these stats” ??. Yes, not just your kid… Lol.
Funny thing is when I look back at the process we went through our kids high school counselors were 100% right on. But we were “insulted” that they would suggest schools like X with merit vs schools like Y that were well known and reaches. How dare they?? ?. It was actually insulting at the time. Once the process was completed and I understood more of the reality I drafted a really nice thank you and sorta apology to his counselor. The schools goal was trying to pair kids to schools to get at least 1/2 merit or more. Then apply to any other schools /reaches you like. All good schools.
Again, wish I knew what I know now, back then ?.