Is there a way to predict merit aid?

[TomSrOfBoston]

@ormdad

I personally know around 15+ kids from our school who go to Ivies/MIT and only 1 who goes to NEU. Merit aid does not seem to be a big draw for the kids that get into the Ivies or MIT.

In some affluent communities there may be social pressure on families to stretch and even overextend themselves so that their kids can go to MIT/Ivies etc. if accepted.