<p>BusyMei, I think the list looks great. There is a lot of balance and a lot of potential opportunities for your son. I would definitely leave Michigan on the list! I have the same pictures of daughters and when I lived outside of Michigan would not have hesitated to pay the OOS tuition if they were fortunate enough to be admitted and wanted to go there. hmom5 has a demonstrated bias against OOS tuition at public universities. Friends of ours from Chicago had the same bias until their daughter enrolled at Michigan - she loves it and so do they. I would let your son make the choice.</p>