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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing about these lists is that they may or may not be meaningful.  There are many kids at these magnet programs, including Blair,  who are qualified for but whose families cannot afford e.g. Harvard or MIT.  These kids wind up at "lesser" schools like  U.Va, U.Md, or Pitt, with lots of merit aid.[/quote]

This doesn't make sense. The cost is really not an issue for low income families at the very top schools. If you are a stellar student, it is to your advantage to be in the low income status. Harvard will give you a full ride if you qualify.[/quote]

Sure, how many poor kids are there at TJ though?  Most are probably middle class/upper middle class who don't qualify for much if any aid.[/quote]

Many qualify for merit aid including full rides to top public schools and few private ones.[/quote]

The schools that people were talking about; Ivy League, MIT etc. offer need based aid only.  No merit aid, so middle class kids with top stats might go to a Michigan or UMD with significant merit aid vs. MIT or Princeton at 60K per year.

When looking at the top schools, it's good to be poor and it's good to be rich.[/quote]
MIT and Princeton are very affordable for the middle class. If your income is at or below $180K, you will pay 10% of your income.[/quote]

And if your income is $200k, you will pay $65k/year.  Which most people in that bracket cannot afford.  And so their kids go to the other schools mentioned in this thread.[/quote]

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