Not relevant to many, but interesting to the few. Musician DC got 40% off total cost of attendance at one of the top conservatories in the country.

The interesting part is that DC was an indifferent student in everything other than music and never took a single honors or AP class, stopped math after graduation requirements were fulfilled and doubled-down on everything music related in and outside of school. Had fabulous auditions and glowing (music) recs.

Used the Cal Newport "do a single thing better than anybody else" strategy (not strategically but because refused to do anything else), and had a great outcome.

Out of state kid with 29 ACT & 3.8 unweighted got merit from Florida State & Nebraska that made net price lower than in-state.

Anonymous wrote:25k Grinnell. Enough to draw DC (nervously, at first...then enthusiastically) to midwest.

For those interested, Grinnell now guarantees $20K/year to all successful domestic ED applicants. Very strong candidates might get more but the $20K is a nice promise.

Anonymous wrote:
20K merit a year guaranteed for 5 years from George Washington U. Sticker price is 85K a year. We pay 65K a year.

4.67 wgpa and 35 ACT.

Meh, not enough to make GW worth it. They’ve always failed the bang for the buck test.

During this admission cycle, my child was offered:

University of South Florida: $44k (over 4 years or $11k per year) as an OOS

University of South Carolina: $90k (at least over the course of 4 years - final amounts won't be known until later in the spring) as an OOS.

We are still waiting on merit decisions from other schools as well.

Anonymous wrote:Wooster $43K, Allegheny $41K, Clark $30k - annual.

I didn’t realize Clark had merit at that level! Congrats to your DC!

Anonymous wrote:Daughter got $24 from Scranton. The Jesuit colleges can be generous.

$24? Nice. She can buy a couple of sandwiches.

Wooster $43K, Allegheny $41K, Clark $30k - annual.

Loved

30+ from PA SLAC, if she doesn’t get into instate choice she moved the small SLAC in Pa.

29k annual from GWU, 4.7 wgpa, 32 ACT, full IBDP

This might be a little different - but the 4 year ROTC Scholarship. Very difficult to get. But does pay for all tuition, fees, books, and comes with a generous monthly stipend. DC got it and goes to an elite T20 private school. So far, that scholarship has paid out more than $250,000.

Of course, it comes with some strings attached.

Anonymous wrote:25k Grinnell. Enough to draw DC (nervously, at first...then enthusiastically) to midwest.

That's annual fyi, so 100k total

Anonymous wrote:
20K merit a year guaranteed for 5 years from George Washington U. Sticker price is 85K a year. We pay 65K a year.

4.67 wgpa and 35 ACT.

$80k savings is huge. With most privates now $85-90k.

25k Grinnell. Enough to draw DC (nervously, at first...then enthusiastically) to midwest.