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[quote=Anonymous]I'm looking for smallish colleges that will offer enough merit aid to equal in-state tuition, which is all we can afford. We're not eligible for enough FA to equal in-state costs. 
My kid has a 1500 on the SAT (took it once), a 3.87 unweighted, two 5s on the APs she took last year, and is taking 5 APs this year. 
She's extremely well-read, well-versed in politics, thoughtful, wise beyond her years, and cynical. 
She loves to talk about politics and movies with her friends, cooks a little and plays one sport fairly well.
She's 16 and a junior at a good public she doesn't appreciate. She wants to study math and political science at a smallish college.
Here's my list of colleges for her to apply to (she has no list!!): Pitt, U Richmond, Ursinus, Davidson, U of Mary Washington, Gettysburg, Lafayette, Tulane. 
Can anyone suggest other similar schools that might offer substantial merit to a kid with her stats and basically no ECs?

Please, no snark. My kid is delightful and fun to be around, not entitled, but she doesn't push herself at all. Drives me crazy, but I can't say this to her. So I'm saying it here. [/quote]

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