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The Mom · 09-19-2005, 10:25 AM

My son is current freshman at Case. Received maximum merit aid of $24g. Full tuition is $28.4g this year. Case only gives a handful of full tuition scholarships, and those require financial need component. I know, because I asked if my S qualified for full tuition. We did not file FAFSA, hence he got the best merit he could. He also has NatMerit and another national scholarship that essentially covers tuition.

As for merit aid, I wish to point out that many schools say they give merit aid, but are not need blind. Case is genuinely need blind as the merit award was included in the EA acceptance well before FAFSA could be filed. Other schools my S applied waited for the FAFSA info before determining merit aid. That is not need blind in my opinion.

Also Case is a strong academic school for those students who take academics seriously. This is not a party school, but a tough academic school. That said, it sure sounds like the kids who attend study hard but still have fun.

09-19-2005, 10:25 AM	#190
The Mom Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 170	Case Western Merit Aid My son is current freshman at Case. Received maximum merit aid of $24g. Full tuition is $28.4g this year. Case only gives a handful of full tuition scholarships, and those require financial need component. I know, because I asked if my S qualified for full tuition. We did not file FAFSA, hence he got the best merit he could. He also has NatMerit and another national scholarship that essentially covers tuition. As for merit aid, I wish to point out that many schools say they give merit aid, but are not need blind. Case is genuinely need blind as the merit award was included in the EA acceptance well before FAFSA could be filed. Other schools my S applied waited for the FAFSA info before determining merit aid. That is not need blind in my opinion. Also Case is a strong academic school for those students who take academics seriously. This is not a party school, but a tough academic school. That said, it sure sounds like the kids who attend study hard but still have fun.