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<p>Maryland and Purdue – each offer significant merit money.
Michigan – top 10 Engineering School. (If you’d eliminate this school for cost, I might eliminate a number of the other schools on her list for the same reason). </p>
<p>Otherwise – I see a lot of geographical diversity on OP’s list, which suggests she’s open to going OOS. I was suggesting places that might not have sprung to mind.</p>