Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

THIS^^^

Most selective schools give very little merit.

Do not count on it.

If you need merit, step down a level to 25-60 ranked and you will get some

I'm sure no one counts on it, but just shoots their shot. Especially in this era of applying to 20-30 schools.

A kid like this might be good for Johnson Scholarship at Washington and Lee (almost 10% of students get; free tuition and room and board).

Anonymous wrote:Where can I find a list of selective schools with merit scholarships?

For example, I know about:

Duke
WashU
Vanderbilt
Emory
USC
UVA
Wake
UNC
Tulane

Wake, Tulane, and USC are the only schools on this list that give merit aid to more than the tiniest percentage of students…

Anonymous wrote:Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

THIS^^^

Most selective schools give very little merit.

Do not count on it.

If you need merit, step down a level to 25-60 ranked and you will get some

Go to this link and look at % of kids w/out need getting merit, and average amount:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/merit-aid

If percentage is under 20%, ignore. Duke is 2%, for example. Treat as if it has no merit aid whatsoever.

If percentage is 40% or more, prioritize.

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to prioritize. You either want/need merit. Or you want prestige. Unless your DC is NMF merit and the top 1-3 students in HS, getting merit at your list of schools is a crap shoot, and even then unlikely.

Ofc. Understood. Not my first rodeo.
Unique situation.
Nephew will be a freshman.
Already scored a 36 in some gifted and talented ACT test he took this spring for a program.
Genius level kid (and I have an Ivy bound kid - he’s next level - but there’s also so much sadness in his life).

My sister is in a contentious divorce. while her ex is very wealthy & is obligated to pay for college I think he’ll just delay (like he’s doing for boarding school - kid got in - including one on scholarship and he refused to allow him to go bc he shares legal custody). Funds are not currently set aside for college bc her ex said he’d cash flow it (big law partner).

Anyway, assuming he stays at his current public school, just thinking ahead to options down the road for him as a backup. He’s submitted a bunch of published work already (short stories and poems) and he’s such an insane writer.
His teachers have already said he’s the smartest kid theyve ever seen and he needs more than what he can get there.
They currently live in a somewhat remote non-DMV area.

Don’t want to reveal too much.

Anonymous wrote:Where can I find a list of selective schools with merit scholarships?

For example, I know about:

Duke
WashU
Vanderbilt
Emory
USC
UVA
Wake
UNC
Tulane

You could probably just go to each school's admission website. Not that many.

Anonymous wrote:Where can I find a list of selective schools with merit scholarships?

For example, I know about:

Duke
WashU
Vanderbilt
Emory
USC
UVA
Wake
UNC
Tulane

As others said, there is not merit like you think it's merit. It's a handful of top, top students.

I think you need to prioritize. You either want/need merit. Or you want prestige. Unless your DC is NMF merit and the top 1-3 students in HS, getting merit at your list of schools is a crap shoot, and even then unlikely.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

Is Dickinson selective?

Lol comparing over 30% rate LAC with single or teen rate schools.

That's the level you have to drop to if you want merit. USC is a massive outlier. Applying to UVA counting on a Jefferson Scholarship would be insane

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

Is Dickinson selective?

Lol comparing over 30% rate LAC with single or teen rate schools.

Anonymous wrote:Where can I find a list of selective schools with merit scholarships?

For example, I know about:

Duke
WashU
Vanderbilt
Emory
USC
UVA
Wake
UNC
Tulane

USC does offer a lot of merit to NMSFs.

The others, I believe it is just a handful of kids and believe it is a holistic process.

Don’t apply to theses schools expecting merit money.

Anonymous wrote:Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

Is Dickinson selective?

Merit at those schools is not the same as merit at a place like Dickenson that gives it to almost everyone. Merit at those schools is going to be a handful of students and in a lot of cases you wont know until late spring

Where can I find a list of selective schools with merit scholarships?

For example, I know about:

Duke
WashU
Vanderbilt
Emory
USC
UVA
Wake
UNC
Tulane