<p>Auburn, UGA, Clemson (so pretty!), Alabama. UF is great but OOS is tough.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your suggestions! I’ll go check them out. I’ve looked at Auburn, Clemson, and UNC-CH online before, but the hardest part would be visiting. </p>
<p>Money is an issue, I would definitely need merit aid! UIUC is pretty pricey for in-state, and they aren’t very helpful in the financial aid department. My parents are going to pay 15-20k per year, and the rest is up to me.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Since money is an issue…some OOS publics won’t work because they won’t give you enough merit to get your costs down.</p>
<p>Alabama would give you free tuition for your stats…worth over $80k. That would leave your parents with about $10k to pay for room, board, books, etc… You’d graduate debt-free!</p>
<p>Bama has a very good B-school and Tuscaloosa is a great college location.
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<p>I don’t think any football schools ranked higher than Bama will give you even close to as much money as an assured scholarship.</p>
<p>Purdue would give you about $9k, but leave you with over $30k to pay. </p>
<p>UNC-CH is unlikely going to give you much/any merit. </p>
<p>Auburn has greatly cut their scholarships …you’d get $10k per year (which is half tuition).</p>
<p>apply to some schools you think you would like, see where you get accepted and then select your favorite schools out of the ones you got accepted and go for a visit. You definitely have to go on a visit before picking your school.</p>
<p>pierre0913 - I’m thinking that’s probably what I’ll have to do! I just wish I could visit before because I’d hate to go through all that effort for a school I might visit and not like!</p>
<p>mom2collegekids - Thanks for your suggestion and your message! 
I have actually looked at Alabama, but like I said in my message, the hardest part for me would be visiting to see if I like the feel. I think I would, but I also thought I’d love Wisc-Madison and I really didn’t.</p>
<p>You should go ahead and apply to Alabama now. In April after you have all of your admissions and aid offers on the table, plan a visit if it is still in the running.</p>
<p>I don’t think that anyone has suggested University of Northern Iowa. For some Illinois residents it can be cheaper than their in-state options.</p>