<p>U Alabama is a “safety” for DS. He’s admitted already with free tuition, $2500/year, Honors College, and great new STEM facilities. DD is already there and loves it. All of her roomies are OOS and one is from LINY. We are from Northern VA and never felt out of place on campus or in T-town. But keep your options open with a wide-ranging list. DS is also applying to others – Stanford (high reach), Rice, Vanderbilt (reach), U Texas Austin (target - loves the city), UVA (target - great school - instate), Rose Hulman (target - great small STEM school), and VA Tech (target/safety - instate - great engineering). Good luck! PS - my DD now loves grits. </p>