The fact that your travel coach has some insight is a big plus. Probably helps you somewhat to "believe" what he is saying. I'd agree though...no reason to commit to anything at this point, as I'm assuming it's not his dream school or he'd already have snapped it up. You can find the academic money on their website. It's not always easy to come up with, but it's there somewhere. Almost every school has a chart showing "guaranteed" academic money....based on GPA/ACT or a combination of both.