What’s wrong with him deciding that his first criteria is staying close (Marquette)? What’s wrong with him saying that he’s okay with finding one or two schools and that he’s done looking?
Both my kids did that. They looked a little, and picked one school, each applied to one school, and we were done by October. Were there other schools out there that might have been ‘better’? I’m sure there were, but both were happy with their choice. If the kid doesn’t want to go more than 300 miles away, look within the 300 mile radius.
I think it is just as much about making the school work for you as it is finding the perfect school with the perfect clubs and dorm and dining hall.