<p>Maybe he’ll avoid the ACT and stick to the SAT-I think with a prep class he can get scores good enough. He isn’t going to consider the Ivies or any other school that doesn’t offer merit aid-he’ll go to URI if he can’t get a package out of state that can come close to the cost of URI ($100,000). </p>
<p>His parents are both CPA’s and have explained financially what we will do and what we think makes sense. If he wants to spend more than that he needs to keep up the good work and get scholarships and /or take out loans. </p>
<p>That’s why the NMF thing bugs me. I have seen in other threads here not only does it help get you into college even though they don’t use the scores but that many schools offer generous FA far in excess of the actual NM Scholarship.</p>