| Duke does have some attractive merit scholarships but the bulk are limited to residents of North Carolina (or South Carolina in one case) and they are awarded on a competitive basis, not just automatically.
Many of the schools we've mentioned (i.e., Grinnell) automatically give merit money to kids that fall into certain stat levels.
So, we really need to note this when we're saying a school has "good merit aid" --- Some schools like Duke have awesome merit money but only for a selected few students, others seem to throw merit money at nearly everyone. Just another thing to keep in mind when researching merit money opportunities. If you really want or need merit money, it is probably best to have a combination of both types of schools on your list. Anyone agree or disagree? |