<p>I think the CUNY/ SUNY is plenty for safety schools especially if he applies at the beginning of the cycle. He is getting 6 schools for $65 at CUNY and $ 40 each at the SUNYs (or up to 4 SUNY schools on a fee waiver if eligible). If he applies in september, he will have a couple of schools in the pocket by Thanksgiving. </p>
<p>I don’t know what your financial situation is but is but are you HEOP eligible? If yes, you can keep URoch, Columbia, NYU, Bard, Fordham, Cornell and apply through HEOP/EOP. Pull up the math score and add some of the land grant schools at Cornell to the list (cheaper tuition for NYS residents).</p>
<p>Has student looked into taking the ACT? Many students do better on this test because it is more closely correlated to what they learned in school.</p>
<p>I also recommend that student take the SAT IIs and possibly look into some SAT optional schools ([The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org)) Some SAT optional schools require the SAT IIs - (Conn College, Goucher, Bard) </p>
<p>Also look into Questbridge and the Chase Smart Start Scholarship program.</p>