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<p>Look at the SAT ranges, and Case begins to be the type of school where I think merit aid approaches “discount” aid. An SAT of 1800 actually puts the D below the 25%ile actually (just below).</p>
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<p>If you look at the Common Data Set (page 21), Case had 1371 full-time first year students in 2012. 574 of students with need were awarded merit-aid, and 855 were awarded need-based aid (includng those 574). 348 had no-need and were awarded merit aid. That means that 88% of students received some type of aid from Case, and 2/3 of the incoming first-year class received merit-based aid. </p>
<p>Based on test scores alone (and I agree that that’s not all merit-aid is based on), a 12k award for a student at the 25th %ile is probably a reward for applying Early Action-- I wouldn’t expect more either. If you have a competing offer, it’ll depend on exactly how much the school wants the student, and how that desire is quantified.</p>