<p>Thank you for all the replies. Sorry about incorrectly classifying soft sciences. Turtletime, thank you for your suggestions and very good tips. If she goes the theater route, she will most likely be a behind the scenes person. It is also good to hear your D received merit offers regardless of major. </p>
<p>I was not aware of departmental merit, so I learned something new. </p>
<p>Maybe I have been out of the loop a while and using the wrong terminology. When older D (D1) applied to college back in 2010, she applied as an English major. She received merit aid, substantial is some cases, to most of the schools she applied to. She later changed her major but stayed within the same school at her university. Therefore, now I was not sure if maybe D2 should apply to say the Arts and Sciences school at University X, without an intended major and still be eligible for merit. However, it looks like it is not an issue. </p>
<p>Thank you again! I thought it would be easier the second time around ; )</p>