I don’t think it’s rude, I think one has to understand that the large merit awards are going to the 34+ 3.9+ applicants. My sons were 30 act 3.4/3.7 UWGPA students, they stayed in state because their stats weren’t high enough for large merit awards (at least in the area they wanted to go). There are kids accepted into Ivy’s who choose pubic flagships to save money, they take to top awards.
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