<p>I agree about getting kids from about 750 miles away etc & considering a school they might not have even looked at! What I don’t like about it is a student must stay healthy for all 4 years to ensure maintaining that GPA to keep that merit aid. </p>
<p>We had a situation with one child (Freshman & Senior Year) who needed extra time to finish everything due to health issues. In those kind of situations, we are very thankful that all our FA (Past & Present) is need-based. I think it would keep me awake at night, worrying about illness, a tough professor, a difficult course etc if a child had merit aid.</p>