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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS thought U Del and Miami U both felt similar in style to UVA while being a lot less selective. DS got merit from both to bring the cost down to be in range,, $35-40k

My DD who preferred W&M mainly also applied to LACs (in the 50-80 rank range) + UMW, which is the most similar school in VA to W&M. With merit UMW would only have cost us $17k. The LACs generally came in around $30k with a couple higher ranked ones only getting the price down to $50k.[/quote]

Your DS’s experience is irrelevant because the schools involved don’t have nearly as good a reputation as UVA or W&M regardless of their “vibe.”  If he turned either down to attend U Del or Miami he’d be nuts. [/quote]

Of course they don't. But OP wants "similar" schools that will provide merit to match UVAs price. To get that you obviously have to go down in reputation tier. Same tier schools don't give merit. FWIW, DS was never going to be admitted to UVA (not most rigorous classes at his HS). He's now at Virginia Tech.[/quote]

So, you have confirmed as I suspected: your son was not in the running for UVA or William and Mary. The OP’s question was, what if your kid IS in the running?[/quote]

The only way you get "merit" from a highly ranked school is a small number of highly competitive scholarships. Which go to students for whom UVA/W&M is a safety because the school wants them to go there vs an Ivy.

If you are looking for schools that offer merit that can match the price of UVA/W&M it is because you are, reasonably, trying to build a good list with options because UVA/W&M are not a sure thing. Which they are not if you are just "in the running" vs thinking they are safeties.

So what are your brilliant suggestions?[/quote]

You are very snarky, which is quite ugly.

OP never said, "highly ranked."

Try reading carefully and being helpful for a change.[/quote]

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