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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be perfectly clear, in case there is a newbie parent of a 9th grader reading this thread:

YES - ALL of the ivy league schools give financial aid.  In many cases, very generous financial aid.  (As do all of the top schools, although certainly to greater and lesser extent)

Please don't let the ignorant PP up thread dissuade your child from pursuing admissions at a competitive college.[/quote]

?? You say ignorant....

Of course the Ivies all give FINANCIAL aid. What no Ivy gives is MERIT aid, which is different from financial aid. Merit aid, FYI, is an award of a few thousand, or even tens of thousands, based solely on your high school academic record. Merit aid doesn't require your parents to fill out long financial aid forms and submit their tax return, unlike financial aid which does require these things.

For some very low-income families, an Ivy may offer more generous financial AND merit aid than your in-state public. Unfortunately, not all Ivies have the deep pockets of Harvard, which someone mentioned upthread. For many families in the $100-200,000 annual income range, financial aid simply isn't available unless you have extenuating circumstances like 2+ kids in college at the same time (or unless we're talking about Harvard). For these families, merit aid may be necessary to attend--but again, the Ivies don't give out MERIT aid (or athletic scholarships, although they'll give athletes free laundry services, deals on meals, and the like).

Hope that's clear.[/quote]

That's all lovely.  And true.  I was responding to the poster who very explicitly stated "THE IVIES DON'T GIVE FINANCIAL AID"
They do.[/quote]

So you're beating up on a poster who probably mistyped financial for merit. You must feel really good about yourself now!

SMH[/quote]

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