Those ARE local schools for us, and both are battalion level (meaning no travel to PT in the AM)... Our concern is that financially speaking, it would be less expensive to send two qualified cadets to less expensive colleges than one possibly more qualified cadet (higher on order of medit list) to a much more expensive school. Previously they maxed the 4 yr at $20K do do they now have the same internal rule that benefits applicants to lower tuition schools that provide good but not the recognized "best" institutions? We are talking about two of the most distinguished Engineering colleges in America. Is it a money decision as well for the Board?
No. Some of the most competitive candidates going before boards 1 & 2 were those going private engineering schools like Rose Hulman....and that is a very prestigeous school for STEM disciplines and VERY expensive. The draw there though is while ROTC's $35K max per annum doesn't come close to cover the full cost of tuition, Rose Hulman (and several similiar schools) will cover the rest of the cost for scholarship cadets.