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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has very high stats and so far has gotten:

$50K from College of Wooster (and in running for full-tuition scholarship, which would be very compelling)
$40K from Franklin & Marshall
$37K from St. Olaf
$36K from Oberlin
$35K from Kenyon and Macalester.

This puts Wooster in the low $30k range, St. Olaf in the low $40k range, and the others in the low to mid $50k range.

DS gets $30K a year from Conn College.  He had good but far from perfect stats.

Most LACs outside the top 30 (and a few in the top 30) give substantial merit aid.[/quote]

That is amazing, congrats! Would you mind sharing your students stats? I wonder if my junior is in the running for those kinds of numbers.

Also, curious if you visited all of those schools? or if you did virtual visits to learn about them and show demonstrated interest?[/quote]

Sure.  She's at a highly regarded public school in a Northeastern state, not in the DC area.  No hooks.  4.0 UW and takes hardest classes in all subjects.  All 5s on 6 APs so far (AP World, APUSH, BC Calc, Chem, Macro, Lang).  1550 and 35.  Strong XCs that show commitment and leadership, but nothing earth-shattering.  Solid essays and I'm assuming good recs.

Kind of the prototypical "average excellent" student.  Probably won't get into Amherst/Pomona/Williams because she doesn't meet any institutional priorities and hasn't curated her profile to within an inch of its life.  I think she expressed interest in studying chem/biochem and sociology and wants to be pre-med.

We have not visited any of these schools (yet) but she showed demonstrated interest in other ways.  Did all the optional essays and tried to tailor each application as much as possible.  Did interviews when offered.[/quote]

PHEW!  I feel better now after seeing your DD’s stats!  Mine got some money at Oberlin, maybe like 15,000, but not nearly that much. Her stats were nowhere near as good as your DD’s though. Your post just saved her for getting yelled at for a weaker than expected junior spring. I mean, she was never going to be anywhere close to those stats. So I feel pretty good about what she got in comparison now!  [/quote]

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