<p>Just two schools? Man, you really were playing with fire. Better would have been to be a bit more flexible. Maybe once you had a Big Aid at schools 3-10 (the ones to which your child didn’t apply), your child would have felt differently about what he did and didn’t have his heart set on.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t get the idea “I don’t want to bother with the paperwork of applying to a lot of schools.” Now he is stuck with the paperwork of applying for a bunch of scholarships to piece something to gether.</p>
<p>Anyway, chin up. You have a bright kid who is going where he wants to go. You are miles ahead of the game. Focus on the positive, and you guys will find a way.</p>