Not all schools that are considered less academically selective will give more aid, so you do need to do some investigating. University of Cincinnati is considered by many to be one of the less selective academically, but they are very tight with their merit money. An example was discussed recently on the school forum here on CC. This kid is a Cincinnatus Scholar (not MT), but will only be receiving $3000/year plus $3000/year off of the non-resident fee (as the dad states a few posts previous to listing the kid’s stats). http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18232895/#Comment_18232895