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mom2collegekids
Tue, 30 Jun 2015 03:38:29 +0000

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Costs: We as parents can pay approx $27000/yr. We will get no need based aid, but looking for solid merit aid.

Reach schools: Need help here. Vanderbilt, Tulane? Not sure we can afford these.

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Well, if what you wrote is true, (can pay $27k, won’t get need based aid), then you clearly can’t afford Vandy (won’t get merit there), and merit at Tulane may or may not happen. I don’t know if Tulane would expect a higher UW GPA for merit. @fallenchemist may know, and would likely know amounts of merit for those stats, and if a net cost of $27k is possible.

What about UDayton? (may be more than 7 hours) He’d get a good bit of assured merit there. Look at their scholarship grid and see if the net cost would be about $27k. This last year, UDayton was awarding towards the top end of their ranges. We saw kids with lower stats getting the top range of merit. I could see your son getting the Trustee award.
https://www.udayton.edu/apply/undergraduate/affordability.php

St. Louis Univ?

edited to add…I see that you already have those two…lol

The 7 hour limit and no big state schools plus wanting rah rah is limiting the choices.

Ole Miss is a smaller state school with big merit.

Is your son a likely NMF?