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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. We are trying to avoid far and cold, but I will keep all these in mind when it comes to RD applications. [/quote] You need to look at this website and go to the average merit aid for students without need column. You can look up almost any college. Many very good liberal arts schools will give you 20-30k. Be sure to look at the percentage without need getting merit aid, though. If the number is below 20%, don’t bother. But often half the students with no financial aid get a good amount of merit aid… https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/merit-aid[/quote] With few exceptions (Grinnell, for example), the top liberal arts colleges don't give that kind of merit aid -- if they give any at all -- and even if they did 20-30k isn't going to close the gap. Not to mention that OP's kid isn't being presented as a liberal arts college type. OP, you might want to try the bogleheads website for college recommendations. It's a great resource for smart people who are good with their money. This website is heavily biased against state colleges, to the point where posters will push [b]just about any private school under the sun against any state school[/b]. You are 100 percent on the right track in your thinking. I wouldn't pay any attention to any post that suggests a private school be added to your list.[/quote] This only shows that you are pushing an agenda. Not for the best interest of OP's DC. Also, you are unfamiliar with premed.[/quote] Not pushing an agenda. Just stating the obvious. Other than posters suggesting UGA -- which makes some sense although OOS admissions is probably as tough as in state UVA -- post after post is throwing out expensive privates where zero merit aid would be offered, or second tier expensive privates where there may be some merit aid offered but the schools aren't that great and aren't in any way similar to anything on OP's list.[/quote] How much merit aid does kid need? OP just said she didn't want to pay 90k. Is 30k scholarship enough? I would look for liberal arts schools that need more science kids? Also, my kid got 25k+/yr from each of the following (mentioned by others earlier): Elon; St. Olaf; Vermont; CU-Boulder; USC; Case, Pitt and Richmond. [/quote] Another random and entirely unhelpful list. OP isn't chasing merit aid.[/quote] She said she didn't want to pay 90k. Can you read?[/quote]
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