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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD attends an elite private in the South. She gets good, but not great grades (A- minus average), has a 1510 and does good activities (a few school clubs). She's a STEM oriented kid with artsy hobbies (she likes to sketch and do art projects with friends).  She wants to major in a science, possibly pre-med, and we are looking for a school that's not too geographically remote so that she doesn't have take multiple forms of lengthy transportation.  Also looking for a school where there's residential life, club structure of advising/clubs since she is pretty quiet and needs some help with socializing in a larger group.  We likely can't afford the $90K/year price tag for elite private colleges, but she would like to leave the state we live in and attend college in a blue state. Which schools give substantial merit aid to such a student?[/quote]

UVM will give merit…nearly all the 2nd tier LACs (go to USNews LAC rankings and look at anything ranked like 15+) will probably give something so just look at ones in NY, NJ, New England.

Macalster in MN will give something.
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If willing to look lower, say 30 to 60, there is significant merit money to be had. There are solid options in that range. Oberlin, for example, sounds like it could be a fit. In a purple state maybe, but it is well known for its pre-med/stem results. Gets a bad rap from some for being too progressive, so YMMV.[/quote]

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