My son was a very good student but not top of his class (top 20 in a 800 kid class). He got into UVA, UM and a few other schools that were considered. We did all we could (passed along competing aid, etc). UM was the worst at trying to make it work. He ended up going to UVA where they were generous with need based aid and found a $5K/yr merit scholarship as well for him. UM was high on his list, but they just didn’t really offer him that much as an out-of-state student.
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