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Anonymous wrote:We were full pay at Dickinson. Didn't fill out a FAFSA or apply for any aid anywhere. DC was offered some merit aid at a couple of schools anyway but not at Dickinson.

What a bizarre school to go to for full pay.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for this school at full pay. There are much better state schools or larger sized SLACs than Dickinson.
Hard pass.

Serious question: Can you name a few? We really like Dickinson. St Mary’s of Md is a contender since we live in MD. UMD is just too large.

NP, and my DC went to Dickinson. UMD was not even on the table as DC only looked at SLACs. DC didn't like St Mary's at the time - too isolated, and a sense that a lot of students went home on weekends (DC visited on a Friday and many were leaving for the weekend). It's a great deal for an instate SLAC equivalent though.

Sure there are probably better schools. My DC didn't get into those. I am not sure why people on this board don't understand this point. Frankly those schools probably wouldn't have been a good fit for DC. Dickinson was.[/quote


I feel people who write that don’t understand the process. Glad you found a school that is a great fit for your child.

+1 already seeing this at a memorial day party with a lot of parents of juniors. DD is looking at LACs and Dickinson is on her list. Seems to be a match for GPA but I think it's unlikely to come in where we need it on $ but she's giving it a shot. She has a couple schools like that plus safeties like Juniata, SMCM, Allegheny. Parents who have no idea of her GPA saying why doesn't she look at schools XYZ -- Schools with sub-20% acceptance rates, or maybe higher but don't give merit aid. Made me realize I need to stay out of those conversations. And I expect to hear those same parents next year complaining about how expensive college is and/or how unfair the process is because their kid didn't get into the schools they unrealistically thought were matches.