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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that the main attraction for many to CTCL schools may be merit scholarship awards for above average--as opposed to superior--students.

A concern might be internship & employment opportunities.

The low interest rates of a couple of years ago helped some of these schools to raise their financial ratings along with cost-cutting of low enrollment majors & streamlining administrative payrolls.

Again, would be wise to check retention rates (percent of students who return for the sophomore year) and 6 year graduation rates for any school--not just CTCL schools--of interest.

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Superior students may also fall into the "donut hole" category. Simply because they are superior doesn't mean the $ spigots open at non-merit schools. [/quote]

You misunderstood my point & I was not as clear as I should have been. Superior students can get merit scholarships at better schools and can automatically qualify for substantial merit scholarship awards at several state flagship universities and their respective honors colleges.[/quote]

Schools like Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, etc do not give merit scholarships.  Period.  You get need based aid, or pay full price.  If a superior student can't afford 80k/year, they go down the list and find the best schools that will give them merit aid such as Denison and some of the other CTCL schools mentioned here. You will find superior students at that level.[/quote]

Williams, Amherst, & Bowdoin are a totally different class of schools than those written about in CTCL.[/quote]

That is my point.  The poster I was responding to was saying that the superior students could get merit at better schools than CTLCs.  The better schools don't actually give merit aid.[/quote]

You are confusing the word "better" with "best". The best schools may not award merit scholarships, but many better schools do.[/quote]

What schools are you referring to?

My superior student goes to Denison with $$$ merit aid.  1580 SAT, 4.0 UW GPA.  9 APs, varsity sport.  There are lots of similarly qualified students there.[/quote]

Those are great stats. In terms of average SAT, your kid is way above the average for any school in the nation, including Harvard and Caltech. Smart kid made a smart choice. Denison Rocks and many of the CTCLs are similarly good schools for bright kids who want merit aid and perhaps a slightly more comfortable, down-to-earth environment than one might find at a more prestigious-conscious school.

I think there are schools not on the CTCL list that really could be.  Maybe St. Lawrence, Gustavus Adolphus, Muhlenburg, Lewis & Clark, and Hobart & William Smith. [/quote]

It would be nice to attend a fair where Whitman, Denison, Reed, Wooster, St Olaf, etc., co-mingle with these. Maybe Oxy too? [/quote]

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