<p>A friend of mine's son is attending North Central College with aid. He has had a good 4 years. There are so many schools out there that I think you first need to figure out the basics: location, academic program. Correspond with institutions and find out who writes back. One of our students didn't get a good response from California schools including Redlands (where she originally wanted to be). She was offered decent FA packages from Grinnell, Wooster, Lawrence and Trinity.</p>