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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The one that is a notch or two below where your kid would get in if you had more money.[/quote]

I don’t think ranking matters for financial aid. Possibly you’re thinking of merit aid?[/quote]

IMO it doesn’t matter what you call it. Seek both. Merit aid or financial at the end of the day. Both get you a discount and lower the cost of attendance. For most merit scholarships you don’t need to do anything in addition to the regular application.

Merit aid is preferable because it is guaranteed for four years, assuming that the student maintains a minimum GPA.

If OP shared her kid’s stats, and if they want a small/large/university/liberal arts college they’d get more precise suggestions for generous FA schools and generous merit aid schools worth considering. [/quote]

Op.  I already have a good understanding of which schools offer good merit so now I’m researching colleges that just offer really good financial aid (typically higher ranked schools that don’t need to give merit). Would prefer a liberal arts college or smaller university. 34 ACT, 3.9 UGPA. [/quote]

This helps. She’s a good student but let’s assume not applying to an Ivy, Stanford or MIT (all of which have great aid).

Try the NPC at (in no particular order) Pomona, Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer, Vassar, Bates, Rice, Colby, Kenyon, Oberlin, Hamilton, Grinnell, Carleton, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Emory, Duke, Davidson, Wake Forest, Lafayette, Pepperdine. [/quote]

Wake Fo and Lafayette are known For NOT giving aid to donut hole families, sadly. My kid would be applying there if they did. [/quote]

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