<p>lkf--</p>
<p>Perhaps your S needs to return to why he applied to those schools in the first place. Something about them must have appealed to him. We created a spreadsheet with both S and D to list those factors that they (and we) liked about each school. I know it's kind of dorky but it helped us sort out the pros and cons and then prioritize them.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>