<p>limabeans and speedo - yes, that’s exactly what my graph illustrates, except for one student at different schools, rather than to other way around. </p>
<p>For S1 I did not know about these FA methods. For S2, we really targeted a good set of schools where he was offered a range of merit aid. We are now in the classic decision making mode - the higher ranked school with no merit $, or one with some merit $?</p>
<p>But many parents do not understand how all this works. Thanks to CC, I learned a lot!</p>