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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For whatever it is worth, we applied for financial aid and got in but no aid. Public school with HSPT score in 99th percentile.[/quote]

This isn't uncommon.

And that they offered your daughter a spot in the freshman class shows that they thought she could do the work, fit in and make a positive contribution to the class and the school. They restrict the number of acceptances if for no other reason that they don't want to exceed the capacity of the class or school. "Yield" is a big deal for them as there are operational difficulties for missing the final freshman class size on the high or low sides.

This does show that it's not the information on the FA application that is the driver in this process. It's the school who uses this information as a data point in the decision on to whom they offer the $750K of available FA. Your FA "need" is just one of the things they are looking at.

They also have years of experience looking at FA applications and then seeing what people do at different levels of offers of aid.

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Does coming from a public school weigh heavily on who gets FA?  Seeing this person has a HSPT score in 99th percentile.  [/quote]

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