<p>If you are in the top 25 percentile, most schools offer lots of merit. Son got money offers from everywhere accepted (and didn’t get off any waitlists he was on, hence no merit awards there).</p>
<p>When all the offers come in, weigh out the costs vs school. Going just by USNWR ranking is foolish in my opinion.</p>
<p>If you check out the Law School By the Numbers website you can get an idea of all the merit money awarded and the stats of those students getting it. </p>
<p>Also, cost of living really varies from area to area.</p>
<p>Good luck. Sounds like your daughter is a great candidate.</p>