Based solely on numbers- yours and theirs- I wouldn’t think much. Your ACT is solidly in the middle 50% of admitted students (31-34). Only 4% of NW students get non-need merit aid- and the average amount is >$3K. You can see the data [url=<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg03_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1803%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg03_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1803]here[/url].