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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]@11:04 - You are so wrong. I don't even know how to respond. [/quote]

Not 11:04, but I think you don't even know how to respond because you don't know what you are talking about. 11:04 is dead on. There is a difference between need-based financial aid and merit-based aid. And schools vary greatly in what they offer and how much they offer. Most of the elite colleges offer ONLY need-based financial aid, and those that do offer merit-based aid usually offer very little of it. (Duke, e.g., offers large merit scholarships to just a couple of students each year.) Outside of the elite schools, many privates offer both financial aid (but may not meet a student's full financial need) and merit aid. Many public schools offer merit-based aid only to in-state residents (all the UC schools, which are prohibited by law from giving money to out-of-state students). Some public schools offer tons of merit aid to OOS students (Alabama, e.g).

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/dont-let-colleges-snooker-you/

http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/admissions/therealdealonfinancialaid/

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/would-you-pay-47000-for-the-university-of-oregon/

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/case-study-what-66-schools-would-cost-this-family/

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