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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually wouldn’t do anything differently. What worked for us was:

- Looking at the Freshman profile of desired schools early on to get a realistic sense of the SAT/ACT scores and number of AP/IB/DE classes needed to be competitive.

- Having candid conversations about budget and finances halfway through sophomore year of high school.

- Running the Net Price Calculator for any school the kids liked. (We saved a lot of time and energy by ruling out schools we couldn’t afford.)

[b]- Applying to a balanced list of 10 schools Early Action that included at least two academic/financial “safety” schools where they felt they could be happy. (These schools also tend to give decisions earlier, which takes the pressure off.)[/b]

- Waiting to do out-of-state visits until they had been accepted.

Both kids ended up being accepted to their top choices and are currently attending T30 schools.

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Can you please share these schools?[/quote]

That depends on your budget and your child’s GPA and SAT/ACT scores. In general, you will get good merit aid from schools where your child is above the school’s 75th percentile for grades and scores. [/quote]

This has been our experience. We’re full pay, no need-based aid, but need to keep total costs under $50,000/yr.

At each of the four schools DD applied to where her stats fell into this category, she received their top undergraduate merit scholarship. She was well above that threshold for each school on at least one measure (GPA), but not always as far above on SAT/ACT. This included both public and private schools.

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