Do finances sometimes affect merit aid awards?

[Greta]

<p>Mdoc, you asked:

If colleges are trying to figure out how much they need to offer to get you to go there, wouldn’t it make sense to be upfront about that on the application?

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<p>The purpose of merit aid is to entice you to attend the school. It is a given. They don’t need to put it on the application.</p>