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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]With OP's child's high stats, it's most definitely not State U. or bust.[/b] The top LACs and private R1 universities will come down to at least your EFC. Unless money is truly no object, EFC is based where paying will require substantial sacrifice, but isn't impossible. But it's true that family on 85K per year will probably have a harder time paying 15k than a family on 170k paying 55k.

The sweet spot for high-stats MC/UMC kids is the 2nd/3rd-tier LACs which will roll out the red carpet with merit money and will probably have a special program for a handful of the most exceptional students.

This is what Muhlenberg is doing for our son and it's a real possibility he'll take them up on it. While it doesn't have a faculty that is as distinguished as, say, Williams or Swarthmore, the professors are all PhDs from R1 universities, who are hired and retained for their desire and ability to engage with undergraduates -- unlike my experience as an undergrad at a private T10-T15 university in the Midwest.[/quote]

E[b]xcept OP's kid does NOT have high stats. Extremely average in this area. [/quote][/b]

+1.  I was going to say the same thing.  All we have is a (unweighted?) 3.88, which is good, but no info as to APs, no info as to extracurricular activities, no examples of leadership within the high school, no letters of recommendation, no indication whether or not the daughter has taken the "most rigorous" courses in the school, no example o fthe daughter showing curiosity and making the best use out of her high school, no test scores.  And no prima facie evidence of giftedness other than CTY courses, which my kids took and meant nothing.  There is no way she's getting into any state flagship with what information we've been given.  And certainly no merit money because there's been shown no reason for merit money. So I'm now leaving this thread because either this is a troll or mom has issues.[/quote]

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