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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree it is not public.[/quote]

Then it isn't really a merit scholarship, it's a weird under the table use of the financial aid pool. [/quote]

No. It was not. They did not need FA.[/quote]

But where did the "scholarship" money come from? The FA pool would be my guess. You said it wasn't public and I don't know of any merit scholarships at the non-Catholic "Bigs" unless you count the chorister stipends as merit, but I don't think that's what you are referring to. If there are schools giving money based on middle school PSAT scores, name the schools.  There shouldn't be a problem naming the schools if these are actually merit based scholarships. The school should be proud to advertise that since it shows that they value academic excellence, right? [/quote]

They are from private endowments. Like "the sue brown memorial fund" and they can give it to whomever they want. Sometimes old rich people write crazy scholarships like to Italian Americans who are especially gifted at the Oboe. Later people were advised to write something more general. Many are written, to a student who can exhibit high achievement in  academics.

I can't believe you don't know about these. What is even crazier is that you think it make these school less desirable because they have alumni that loved the school so much they left money for scholarships. The scholarships are normally managed like a trust.[/quote]

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