| My son's composite was 34 and he was accepted everywhere he applied. No full rides--except the ones he was offered for NMF at large OOS U's--but he got probably the maximum merit awards his particular schools offered. Like OP's D, he also had a great GPA and excellent EC's. But we applied to a balanced list of schools he loved and we didn't need a financial safety. If we had needed a full ride, the list of schools would have reflected that.
I think the OP has known for a long time that his EFC would be more than he'd be happy with. Without knowing his D's list of schools, we have no idea whether there's any financial safety in there. I hope so, for her sake, but a gap year isn't the end of the world. |