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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid is going to be a senior. 4.0W/3.6UW with all honors in core classes all 4y, 1AP/5 IB/1 DE + lettered in a varsity sport (wasn't offered COVID year) + National Honors Society. But he BOMBED the SAT (under 1100 with a prep class...yes, we can talk grade inflation...but also ADHD and being a poor test taker.) Clearly he will be going TO and isn't applying to top schools (looking at Towson, Temple, GMU) but wasn't sure how being test optional affected merit aid.  Any insight? We need all the merit he can get since we won't qualify for financial aid.[/quote]

Have your son try the ACT. With extra time, it is a much easier test to master than the SAT. My ADHD kid got a 34. [/quote]

OP - my DS had the same GPA and no AP classes, some honors, same test scores so went TO.

He was offered merit aid at almost every school at which he was accepted - varying in degrees - and he is now a rising freshman at Elon, where he got merit aid. But he also got merit aid at Miami of Ohio, University of Tampa, High Point, and WVU. He was rejected from 2 reach schools, unsurprisingly, but was accepted everywhere else.[/quote]

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