<p>Are you in-state for UM-CP? Then Towson, Salisbury, Frostburg, and the other MD public Us are likely to be affordable, and except for UM-BC are likely to be flat-out safeties for you. If any of those appeal, check their websites to see about application dates that you would need to meet to put you in the running for any merit-based money. Everyone I know who ended up at one of the not-UM-CP publics in MD has been very happy there.</p>