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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biggest mistake we made with first kid was assuming high grades and test scores would lead to merit aid at upper tier schools.  Got a bad case of sticker shock when that wasn’t the case.  Kid ended up in a great state school honors program.

With second kid with similar stats, we targeted less competitive schools. Average merit has been $30K and cost will be less than state schools.  This kid will do better at a smaller school.[/quote]

Would you mind sharing these schools, PP?[/quote]

Hi - they are not DCUM worthy schools but smaller mainly Catholic colleges in the northeast. All will be a great fit for this kid. Some have sent out invites to interview for their full tuition scholarships. Even if not awarded, we will be paying significantly less than in-state college tuition.[/quote]

Thanks, PP. I am also looking at "not DCUM worthy" schools for my daughter along with some more mainstream reaches as well. They can be hard to find outside of the DC area so I appreciate your sharing. A lot of times these schools seem to be well known or better known in their particular region so I'm finding them a little harder to track down.[/quote]

NP - my senior kid sounds similar to the PP's second child and is pursuing a similar strategy. FWIW DC is male, SAT/ACTs - 1560/35, GPA 4.5 weighted, 8 APs and 5s on all.

DC applied to 5 of the schools in this DCUM thread from November 2018 and received merit scholarships from all ($23K/year from one; $32-34/year from the others) https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/762531.page

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