Something really odd that I've noticed

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“How do we even know the OP’s premise is correct? Where is the data showing how many students turn down big merit scholarships at less prestigious schools to accept heavy financial burdens at more prestigious schools?”</p>

<p>This is what I came here to say. I don’t think that every middle-income student at a top 25 school was choosing between that school and a big merit scholarship somewhere else

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<p>Yes and no. Most students accepted to the HYPMS of the world may not have applied to schools large automatic scholarships but tons of them would be eligible for them if they did … so while they did not turn them down explicitly their application strategy essentially turned them down. </p>

<p>For example, the CC favorite Bama has many levels of guaranteed scholarships based on stats that a ton of kids attending HYPMS would have been offered if they had applied.</p>