He had a 220 on the PSAT which historically (for NY) should get him to national merit, but of course we’re not thinking it’s a foregone conclusion. None of us are “Ivy league crazy”, just trying to cast a wide net for financial purposes. The absolute financial safety would be the local community college for 2 years, which is actually a pretty good one.
He doesn’t have his heart set on any one school, so that shouldn’t be an issue, although he really would like to live on campus to get the full college experience.