What Colleges Should My Friend Apply To?

<p>Info from him:</p>

<p>My school is very very competitive.
4.01 weighted 25% top
3.45 unweighted 36% top
28 ACT
Illinois
Major: Engineer
Played Football and other clubs
Asian</p>

<p>My gpa went down from sophmore to end of junior from 3.9 something unweighted and 4.38 weighted was my highest at end of sophmore. Currently a senior. I have 5 C's in my transcript took a lot of AP/honors classes. </p>

<p>What are my reach and safety schools? Also, my # 1 choice would be U of I but its unlikey.</p>

<p>Purdue? Iowa State?</p>

<p>What can his family afford? Most OOS schools will not offer FA.</p>