<p>D. did not get it 2 years ago with similar stats (graduated #1 from well known at Miami small private school). However, she got into even more competitve program at Miami that had only 10 spots to incoming freshmen and has chosen Miami because of that. She has never had any desire to apply to any elite colleges. Miami has been very good fit, very challenging academically and she is doing very well. She has tuition covered by Merit scholarships anyway and if you remember to apply to returning student scholarship every year in case of college GPA over 3.8 (forgot last year), you will get very substantial additional Merit scholarships that will cover good portion of living expenses. So. last year we paid only about $4000 for whole year, including R&B.</p>