I didn't say it's weak. It's just not strong enough to get meaningful amount of merit aids from somewhat respectable schools. There are, simply, too many high performing kids in this area.

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Anonymous wrote:Not very strong stats. Merit aid, if any, won’t be much.

Because of the SAT? Why do you think these are weak?

Anonymous wrote:Not very strong stats. Merit aid, if any, won’t be much.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't think kids can "count" on merit aid from a top 75 school. My DC has never received a B, 9 fives on APs as of the end of jr year (the scores are available through the fast response site, for those who don't know) got a 1590 on the SAT, strong ECs (but not a star athlete, cured cancer, etc), will likely be NMS. Getting costs down from the top 75 to match UMD will involve a significant amount of good luck.

Depends on what you want. My DC with slightly lower scores got merit that matched UMd in-state from Grinnell, Kenyon, and OSU’s honors program. A few others were $4-5K more. A NMS can get a free ride from other flagships, or someplace like Fordham (ranked 70th).

You must be confusing financial aid with merit aid. Grinnell only gives merit scholarships up to $25K/year. Now, I was no math major but at a $63K cost-of-attendance, even if your child got the max merit award that is still over $10K/year more than UMD.
https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/financial-aid/affording-grinnell/scholarships

Not confused. They will add grants on top of that that renew for 4 years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don't think kids can "count" on merit aid from a top 75 school. My DC has never received a B, 9 fives on APs as of the end of jr year (the scores are available through the fast response site, for those who don't know) got a 1590 on the SAT, strong ECs (but not a star athlete, cured cancer, etc), will likely be NMS. Getting costs down from the top 75 to match UMD will involve a significant amount of good luck.

Depends on what you want. My DC with slightly lower scores got merit that matched UMd in-state from Grinnell, Kenyon, and OSU’s honors program. A few others were $4-5K more. A NMS can get a free ride from other flagships, or someplace like Fordham (ranked 70th).

You must be confusing financial aid with merit aid. Grinnell only gives merit scholarships up to $25K/year. Now, I was no math major but at a $63K cost-of-attendance, even if your child got the max merit award that is still over $10K/year more than UMD.
https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/financial-aid/affording-grinnell/scholarships

Not confused. They will add grants on top of that that renew for 4 years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don't think kids can "count" on merit aid from a top 75 school. My DC has never received a B, 9 fives on APs as of the end of jr year (the scores are available through the fast response site, for those who don't know) got a 1590 on the SAT, strong ECs (but not a star athlete, cured cancer, etc), will likely be NMS. Getting costs down from the top 75 to match UMD will involve a significant amount of good luck.

Depends on what you want. My DC with slightly lower scores got merit that matched UMd in-state from Grinnell, Kenyon, and OSU’s honors program. A few others were $4-5K more. A NMS can get a free ride from other flagships, or someplace like Fordham (ranked 70th).

You must be confusing financial aid with merit aid. Grinnell only gives merit scholarships up to $25K/year. Now, I was no math major but at a $63K cost-of-attendance, even if your child got the max merit award that is still over $10K/year more than UMD.
https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/financial-aid/affording-grinnell/scholarships

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't think kids can "count" on merit aid from a top 75 school. My DC has never received a B, 9 fives on APs as of the end of jr year (the scores are available through the fast response site, for those who don't know) got a 1590 on the SAT, strong ECs (but not a star athlete, cured cancer, etc), will likely be NMS. Getting costs down from the top 75 to match UMD will involve a significant amount of good luck.

Depends on what you want. My DC with slightly lower scores got merit that matched UMd in-state from Grinnell, Kenyon, and OSU’s honors program. A few others were $4-5K more. A NMS can get a free ride from other flagships, or someplace like Fordham (ranked 70th).

Anonymous wrote:You kid took APs as a freshman? what school allows this? I’m curious.

Anonymous wrote:I just don't think kids can "count" on merit aid from a top 75 school. My DC has never received a B, 9 fives on APs as of the end of jr year (the scores are available through the fast response site, for those who don't know) got a 1590 on the SAT, strong ECs (but not a star athlete, cured cancer, etc), will likely be NMS. Getting costs down from the top 75 to match UMD will involve a significant amount of good luck.