Sorry if this was posted previously but I didn’t see this specific question posed yet…understanding that baseline assumption should be that merit aid is not coming, looking for insights here re: how to best navigate in our daughter’s case.
She was accepted EA with no initial merit aid to her school of choice. We’re prepared to pay full OOS tuition but would obviously prefer not to unintentionally harm any remaining chance she may have of receiving any merit aid by putting down the official tuition deposit.
Specifically - does confirming enrollment help or harm either her pending application to the school’s Honor College or potential merit award?
Ie - does the school think “they haven’t committed yet, so maybe offering Honors College and/or merit aid increase the likelihood of this applicant enrolling?” Or does enrolling/committing now show that the student is truly interested and they’re not risking an Honors spot or merit award to some OOS kid who may not really be interested in attending?
Thanks in advance for any insights!