<p>Some good points MommaJ. My D just received a $10k Dean’s Scholarship and some loans. By reviewing stats on this and other forums, we see that there are students who had lesser stats but received more merit aid. There is a lot about the process that does not seem to make sense. D has 4.35 W GPA. #4 in her class of 180. 730 on CR SAT. Math was 600, which may have hurt her, but it is the only thing I can think of. She held leadership roles in EC. AU was her #1 choice but will not be going.</p>