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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is a really dumb question, OP. [/quote]

OP, if you want to guesstimate what kind of merit aid your child will receive at a given school, use the Net Price Calculator to get that info.  In our case, it proved to be fairly accurate.[/quote]

The Net Price Calculator will estimate financial aid, but it is silent on merit aid.

I don't think it's a dumb question at all, OP. It's very difficult to get an answer, though, because merit aid is all over the place and depends on the college and your child's desirability for that college. If you have a superstar kid, [b]merit aid, including a free ride, is available at very competitive colleges like Duke, U of Chicago, Hamilton and many others.[/b]

My child got merit offers at Lehigh, Dickinson, GW, and several others. Most of the Colleges that Change Lives www.ctcl.org offer merit aid because they are not top schools in terms of competitiveness for admissions. They are all great schools, though, and your child will get a great education at any of them.

Look at the links a PP posted. There is lots of information on the web about which schools offer merit aid. But awards are very unpredictable. Financial aid, on the other hand, is predictable. Use the Net Price Calculator on each school's website, and you'll have a good idea of how much FA to expect from each school. [/quote]

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