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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS wants to look at Haverford this spring but not Swat.  He has heard Swat is too much of a "pressure cooker."  Neither may be realistic for us anyway since there is [b]no financial aid[/b].  It seems like this would make for a very stratified student body--the very wealthy and those who qualify for significant aid.  Unfortunately we are in neither group.[/quote]

Huh? I went to Bryn Mawr with financial aid -- I'd be stunned to hear that Swarthmore doesn't offer any. Or do you mean no "merit" aid? In which case, yes, all aid is need-based -- just like at every other top school. [/quote]

Right, I meant no merit aid.  Thanks.[/quote]

Virtually all the most selective schools do not offer merit aid. As for financial diversity, it is among to not diverse precisely because it is so wealthy. Admissions is completely need blind.  Anyone who qualifies for aid gets it, and it is mostly as grants rather than loans. Most colleges are not in this fortunate financial position.[/quote]

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