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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But my child wanted a small school. I am encouraging the OP not to be misled by private school sticker prices[/quote]

She won’t get as much aid with the lower gpa.  Your kid has over a 4.0 and hers does not.  There is a big difference when it comes to merit aid.[/quote]

So many variables. The important thing to know is the total cost after merit aid. For most students, even a $20-25k award at a private or OOS public is still going to cost more than the cost of a state school.[/quote]
Wish 
It is true private’s give a lot of 15k or so “discount” merit aids. But they are rarely ~30k per year. If PP can list which schools she is referring to (small privates and OOS public) that would be tremendously helpful.[/quote]

I was just pointing out that when people throw out a really large merit aid award amount, it is meaningless without taking into consideration the cost of the school. And like you pointed out, most people don’t get that much anyway.

Someone mentioned that they “only” got $5000 from St. Mary’s but got 5 times that much from some private schools. But St. Mary’s only costs about $28,000 in-state so would be $23k after merit aid. Most private schools are in the $50 - 60k range so even a large merit award is still not going to bring the cost down to in-state amounts.
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