Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:42     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Ivies, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Pomona, Williams, Georgetown, Wake Forest, etc etc

Plenty of UMC and donut holes people are paying that


Tufts, U Chicago, Swarthmore, etc etc
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:41     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Who pays $70-90k for a car? Or high end brands?

Not us. We buy Hondas.

People have different priorities.


I mean life is a series of choices.

We are paying for an Ivy next year. I was a typical MC kid who was told only in-state, no private universities. I didn’t want my own kids to have that same limitation. Next generation and all…my husband and I do better than our parents.

I was grateful, but always a little upset as a top, top student that was my only choice. We didn’t qualify for aid.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:36     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Who pays $70-90k for a car? Or high end brands?

Not us. We buy Hondas.

People have different priorities.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:35     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Ivies, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Pomona, Williams, Georgetown, Wake Forest, etc etc

Plenty of UMC and donut holes people are paying that


Is it b/c of student-teacher ratios? We've been keeping a chart of school info and, no surprise, the expensive privates have much lower ratios. BC is 11:1 and Tulane is 8:1. UMD is 18:1 and UCLA is 19:1.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:31     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Ivies, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Pomona, Williams, Georgetown, Wake Forest, etc etc

Plenty of UMC and donut holes people are paying that
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:28     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


Lots of people. It’s why admit rates are 3-5% for Ivies.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 18:06     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.


OP here - I don't think any school is worth 360K, that's why I'm asking. We know not to expect merit from T25 schools, but are building a diverse list that might include schools that are more financially attractive.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:59     Subject: Re:Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 4.0 uw 36 ACT 5s on all AP exams this year got accepted to an Ivy, top SLAC, 2 T10s and 3 T20s...

not a SINGLE one offered any merit aid (no matter what their website said). We don't qualify for any need-based FA.

He did write emails to a few schools after acceptance, basically said nicely: your are SOL.

Full-freight $90k/year.

I find you have to go lower, lower---he was offered $25k year for 5 years from a T60 school. And he got into all top in-state schools.



Of course not! Most schools in this tier offer aid only based on need. Everyone merits. The merit is getting in!


I know that. I don’t think OP knows that - hence my post. He’s full freight an Ivy next year.


No no no. The 90K school is not Ivy or even T25. It's more in the 60-80 range, like Tulane or Miami.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:55     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
I’m trying to understand WTF would make any school worth $360,000.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:53     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Rollins College has some, so does Washington & Lee.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:52     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Who applys to "Full-freight $90k/year."

That is beyond stupid for undergrade unless there is a learning disability.

Who spends that? We can afford it but who spends that?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:49     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Most of the full rides I’m aware of come from state schools or small schools that arent’ even close to the T100.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:46     Subject: Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
My kid got a full ride but it was a state school with specific numbers for merit aid. So yes, it happens, but probably not at a private and highly selective school. Lots of kids as perfect as yours were rejected. You want the status, you pay for it.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:39     Subject: Re:Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 4.0 uw 36 ACT 5s on all AP exams this year got accepted to an Ivy, top SLAC, 2 T10s and 3 T20s...

not a SINGLE one offered any merit aid (no matter what their website said). We don't qualify for any need-based FA.

He did write emails to a few schools after acceptance, basically said nicely: your are SOL.

Full-freight $90k/year.

I find you have to go lower, lower---he was offered $25k year for 5 years from a T60 school. And he got into all top in-state schools.



Of course not! Most schools in this tier offer aid only based on need. Everyone merits. The merit is getting in!


I know that. I don’t think OP knows that - hence my post. He’s full freight an Ivy next year.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:36     Subject: Re:Full ride from merit - Is it a thing?
Anonymous wrote:My 4.0 uw 36 ACT 5s on all AP exams this year got accepted to an Ivy, top SLAC, 2 T10s and 3 T20s...

not a SINGLE one offered any merit aid (no matter what their website said). We don't qualify for any need-based FA.

He did write emails to a few schools after acceptance, basically said nicely: your are SOL.

Full-freight $90k/year.

I find you have to go lower, lower---he was offered $25k year for 5 years from a T60 school. And he got into all top in-state schools.



Of course not! Most schools in this tier offer aid only based on need. Everyone merits. The merit is getting in!