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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a kid who just got a generous (more than 10K) merit award from Mount Ida with a 14 ACT.  I think that if a family needs merit aid it's out there somewhere.  [/quote]

do you mean 34 ACT?  It goes up to 36.
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No, I mean 14, which is well below the national average.  The kid did have very strong grades, and I assume the merit aid was based on that.

My point was that if a student needs merit aid to attend school, there are likely options out there somewhere that will provide it.  Merit aid isn't reserved for the cream of the crop.  It's a tool for schools to attract the students they want, so you need to find a school where you're part of a demographic they're looking to increase.   [/quote]

No student NEEDS merit aid.  Merit aid is for achievement.  [/quote]

Given that Mount Ida, and the majority of other schools do not offer sufficient financial aid to cover "need" as determined by FAFSA, many families DO need merit aid to be able to afford college for their kids.  Now you can obviously argue that no one needs college, and I won't dispute that, but there are absolutely students for whom merit makes college or a particular college possible.

I'll also say that this particular kid has many achievements.  The OP asked about scores, so that's what I provided.  [/quote]

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