We wouldn’t consider it. Here’s the chronology. 1) After college research and campus visits, we determined Wes to be an adequate fit for D. 2) We ran the NPC on all her school options. Based on the FA estimate, we bumped Wes off the list. The inferior aid made sense, since I had read on this forum that one reason for Wes’ decline in USNWR ranking was a problem with their endowment. 3). I learned of their recent, very successful endowment campaign, whose income was to be earmarked for FA 4) I began to wonder if that might mean an improvement to D’s eventual aid, should she apply and be accepted. 5) I posted this thread for discussion, since Wes is being eliminated from consideration mostly for reasons of money.