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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously.  Grinnell is [b]by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid[/b] - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread.  Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US.  It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.  [/quote]

+1[/quote]

Bit of a sweeping statement. Washington and Lee does better on merit aid, if skewed toward a smaller percentage getting much bigger awards.  [/quote]

Washington & Lee has one of the lowest percentages of lower income students of any elite LAC and Grinnell one of the highest.  And Grinnell spreads its money around to many, many more of its students.  Finally, Grinnell is hands down a better school and is more aligned with OP’s preferences given the info on her post. [/quote]

Don't see any basis to say Grinnell is "hands down" better.  Average scores seem a bit higher at W&L.  Not the be all end all, of course, but clearly both good schools.[/quote]

Washington & Lee is considered more of a frat boy school.  The academic reputation of Grinnell is higher.  [/quote]

Cool. Hey don’t bother with any facts. Just say stuff and we’ll believe you. [/quote]

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