I am just now seeing this thread and am so sorry for your situation. I want to suggest Roanoke College. I am a low income, single parent whose ex won’t pay anything & my D has good scores & a great gpa. Due to finances, this college kept popping up. Go to their website, they give generous merit aid & are having a scholarship competition in late Feb to give more aid awards, plus need based aid that we qualify for. My D got $19, 250/yr just based on her gpa. She has a friend in CA & in MD who are going there due to this merit aid. This school in recent years has been throwing merit aid at higher level kids in an attempt to attract a better rep. For a small private school they have a lot of $! Might be worth a look! BTW, I am in SC, moved here from MA. I went to UMASS Boston & graduated from UMASS Amherst so small world! Good luck! Let us know what happens!