Match my daughter, first generation student focusing on meets 100 percent needs schools [OH resident, 3.87 GPA, 33 ACT, 1430 SAT, <$12k; history and classics]

Your D has done well in high school and is fortunate to have such an engaged parent helping to create a solid college application list!

I just want to push back gently on the need to find a school that meets 100% of need. I elaborate more in the linked post, but there are schools that don’t meet full need that are more generous in defining need than schools that meet 100% of need. Does "meet full need" really mean much? - #7 by AustenNut I suspect that looking at the net price for schools by various income tiers will be more helpful for finding schools that will meet your price point rather than just looking at whether they claim to meet 100% of need. Of course, the NPC is the best tool to figure out where a particular school will land for your family.

As a starting point, these are some other schools that have likelier admissions than most of the schools on your list that I think are worth investigating:

  • Gustavus Adolphus
  • Hendrix
  • Hope
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