Merit vs. Need-blind marketing

Hanna
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:19:50 +0000

The decision then will be among Swarthmore and heavy debt, Chicago with some debt, and Grinnell with no debt.



Unless your daughter has very strong negative feelings about Grinnell, I wouldn’t go deeply into debt for Swarthmore, even though it’s my personal favorite among the LAC’s. They are similar enough academically and in terms of grad school admissions that if she likes them both after visiting, IMHO go where you won’t have to borrow.