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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which LACs give a lot of merit aid, not only need-based aid. My DC has high stats but wants small classes, [b]but we can't justify paying $70K a year for a small LAC [/b]and we won't qualify for any aid.

Ideally looking for $20+K in aid ... are there any LACs who provide $20K and more to high performing students? Can you share your experiences?[/quote]

The top LACs (T15ish) that are worth the 70-90k a year do not give merit broadly. A few give a very small number of true merit to very top kids. The ones that give lots of merit, ie more than 15% of the incoming class, are schools trying to buy students: they are in danger of not filling seats and the “merit” is really just a sale price as one does to move a less desired good at a store. 
You are better off sending your student to the top school they can get into. If you do not qualify for beed based aid then you make at least 200k and can well afford the in-state flagship and if you had saved properly the 70-90k of a private. [/quote]

I love you say you can just go to in-state flagship like it is a given. The competition to get into UVA from some of the NOVA HSs is brutal.[/quote]

I also love how everyone says that on a board where so many live in the District and have no in-state flagship. [/quote]

ODU and the $10k-15k credit offered by Congress OOS[/quote]

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