If he aces Maryland, he has his pick of grad schools. A lot of the 'hyper-selectivity' at the name schools which is prevalent for undergrad, goes away entirely at the grad school level -- provided you have good grades and recommendations.
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I would agree somewhat, but mostly because the pool is smaller. That’s the route I took (see above), mostly for the same reasons that everyone here has advocated Maryland.
Not sure that’s the best approach.