My child was accepted EA with $43500/year merit.
3.6/4.1
1490
lots of interest - interview, campus visit, attended local info session, went to session at HS
plans to major in CS, but Case doesn't admit by major, so not sure if that matters.

My child is at Case- 3.94/4.8- 1510 SAT, 8Aps- varsity athlete (at Case) $40,500 merit per year. Was accepted at Georgia tech and UMD honors for engineering.

With top of the class stats, like others reported here, you can expect 37-40 K merit aid. That has been the max the past 2 years, Above that for merit, there are specialty grants available that you can apply for. Most require an essay, and if you make it as a finalist, some will require an interview for that scholarship. You are not automatically considered for these - but it is worth applying.

Our year, DC got $37K merit (Max went up this year to 40-42K) and on top of that one of the specialty grants.

Generally the school reports 65% of students get some merit aid, 81% have any kind of aid.

My kid was deferred. 3.98UW/4.8W, 1490, 15AP/Post-AP classes, very strong EC's, A+ recommendations (I saw one of them), MCPS. Probably didn't demonstrate enough interest.

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Anonymous wrote:My dc has lower stats than those posting so maybe it'll be more relevant for you, op. W 4.45. UW 3.9 gpa. 1460 SAT, accepted with $28k merit. Visited the school but no interview.

Interesting. Honestly, I wonder if it would be better to not submit high ACT + SAT scores.

Good thought. There seems to be "something" with schools like Case and VA Tech. Like they can't stomach the though of being someone's 2nd/3rd choice. Despite all of Case's efforts to manage acceptances, I think there yield is STILLridiculously low. Something like 19%

Anonymous wrote:My dc has lower stats than those posting so maybe it'll be more relevant for you, op. W 4.45. UW 3.9 gpa. 1460 SAT, accepted with $28k merit. Visited the school but no interview.

Interesting. Honestly, I wonder if it would be better to not submit high ACT + SAT scores.

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Anonymous wrote:4.8 WGA at MCPS magnet, 4.0 UW, SAT 1580, good ECs. 10 APs, all 5s.

Got $40K in 2022.

Is it 40k/yr ?

Yes.

Anonymous wrote:4.8 WGA at MCPS magnet, 4.0 UW, SAT 1580, good ECs. 10 APs, all 5s.

Got $40K in 2022.

Is it 40k/yr ?

My dc has lower stats than those posting so maybe it'll be more relevant for you, op. W 4.45. UW 3.9 gpa. 1460 SAT, accepted with $28k merit. Visited the school but no interview.

Anonymous wrote:you'll find more data on stats of this year's acceptances/rejections on CC

I am struggling to make heads and tails out of CC. Would really appreciate if you could post a link.

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Anonymous wrote:S23 applied EA from NOVA for CS and was deferred. 3.98/4.5, 1560, NMSF. In person tour. Multiple virtual events. Opened as many emails and links as possible (you will receive a TON of emails). However, bypassed any opportunity for an interview. I think decisions are expected next Saturday (3/18)-can't remember if school published or rumor.

Yea, their stupid interviews that filled up.

+1
My DC did one all that plus one of those stupid interviews, thought it went really well, rejected EA.

you'll find more data on stats of this year's acceptances/rejections on CC

Anonymous wrote:Expect to get deferred.

Will let you know if a few weeks, but expecting waitlist perhaps due to yield protection.

Rough stats: 4.7 WGA, 4.0 UW, ACT 35

Might help if you visit to demonstrate interest. No idea.

yes it definitely helps. Case is a huge demonstrated interest school.

DS received 40K/year last cycle.

URM, TO, 4.48W, 11 APs

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Congrats and good luck to all of you! My kid's stats and ECs are slightly lower than those described so this was a good wake-up call for me. Kid is not interested in CS so I suppose that could help.

Generally speaking for all schools then, one needs to be above 75% for merit aid?

Like everything else, seems to be a crap shoot. My high stats CS kid did get merit aid at UMd, RIT, and RPI. Even with a big scholarship RIT and RPI are still super expensive.

And at CW being above 75% does not even get you admitted on EA so can't say on that one.

What do you mean? Was your DC deferred?

Correct. 35 ACT, 12 AP + 3 college-level math classes, 4.0 UW from MCPS magnet