<p>If schools want to eliminate Merit Aid of course they can do so. I would hope if these schools give out athletic scholarships they’d eliminate them as well.</p>
<p>This is a pretty ridiculous system. MM brings up a great point-FAFSA is very biased against people who live in high cost of living areas-where incomes are higher because it costs more to live there. </p>
<p>The preliminary FAFSA number we have is ridiculous and so our S will need to factor in cost when he picks his college. What a shame that some great schools didn’t even get looked at by us since they offer no MA. They can do what they want but it does seem odd that schools would give money to him and preference if he could play a sport at the level they would like but won’t give him a cent for academics. Their loss.</p>
<p>We wouldn’t want to send a message to hard working students that they might get rewarded for their efforts in the classsroom, would we?</p>