<p>So . . . where are they going, Songman? Surely they must have gotten a full ride somewhere since they don’t want to go into debt.</p>
<p>Unless the $20,000 was for need, it sounds as though both students were offered STRIDES, which means that their stats would be excellent and competitive with the Ivies. Schools on the lower end of the top 50 (and below) would surely give full rides for that kind of stats, especially since merit aid follows closely with SAT scores.</p>