<p>Today’s LA Times had a letter to the editor from a parent whose high-stat kid was denied from the more selective UCs. The daughter received a full-tuition scholarship for NYU, so she’s going there for less than it would cost for her to go to a UC in-state.</p>
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<p>The ranking here isn’t over rack rate, but over average COA. </p>
<p>D1 was an NMF, and could’ve gone to NEU with an automatic full-tuition scholarship. Instead, she’s heading “down the road” to the school that doesn’t offer merit aid. She’s fortunate enough to have the choice. Other full-pay families might opt for Northeastern over Tufts as being far more affordable. A student looking for substantial financial need-based aid would statistically do better at Tufts than at Northeastern, but can’t know that for sure until the FA package arrives.</p>