<p>My D is a Zollman at Smith. As noted, Smith actually does offer significant Merit Aid. We were told about 50 students per class are STRIDE students. I am sure there are some very worthy students who weren’t offered these programs, but they do offer quite a few. Here’s a page at the Smith site with more information. [Smith</a> College: Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/finaid/prospect/aid_merit.php]Smith”>http://www.smith.edu/finaid/prospect/aid_merit.php)</p>