<p>Agree that he needs to have an academic and financial safety that you and he can afford and he has the stats that 75% of those with his stats get in. Others have not seen this in the list you provided, which is the reason for concern.</p>
<p>It is getting increasingly difficult to get significant merit–even 50% tuition and much harder to get full-tuition. Full ride merit awards have ALWAYS been quite tough.</p>
<p>If he is a national merit finalist (NMF), some Us DO guarantee full tuition and expenses, though the number of Us with that guarantee is shrinking.</p>