My oldest son is a senior this year and starting the college application process. He qualifies for the Presidential Scholarship at Alabama and I have convinced him to apply. However, my husband graduated from MIT and is a bit of a college snob. He is having a hard time seeing that colleges have changed quite a bit from back in the 80's. I feel like he is humoring me in agreeing that S14 should apply. My son has some great schools on his list, Duke and Johns Hopkins are currently the favorites, and he could conceivably get into at least a couple. However, we have 3 others to put through college and we are unlikely to receive much in financial aid. We definitely should be taking advantage of merit scholarships that S14 qualifies for.



Has anybody else had to overcome their own preconceived notions about Alabama? What top schools did your kid turn down for Alabama? Besides the generous scholarship, what attracted your child to the school. How can I convince my husband and my son (who probably favors Dad's opinion over mine) that the school is worth looking at. I have tried to get them to visit. Hopefully, I can get them to visit after S14 has been accepted.



My son is leaning towards biomedical engineering but could go for chemical engineering with a biology minor. He is also considering the possibility of med school. Any one know the med school acceptance rate for the honors college students?



Any suggestions?

Post edited by Theretheygo on December 2013