<p>Not getting merit $ at UR is suprising if she is as marvelous as you say. I know people who have received UR’s highest merit award but who haven’t been admitted to HYP for what that anecdotal evidence is worth. The lack of any merit $ at UR may indicate that she wasn’t as strong a candidate as she seemed to your community. I would think anyone who truly was “sure thing” material at Yale would be offered merit $ at UR.</p>
<p>It does sound like she received poor counseling, but she also did not apparently do a lot of investigation herself. Lots of kids have lousy counseling at their high schools and take the initiative to educate themselves. UR has much to commend it and a very bright student body. I think she’ll get over her disappointment quickly when she starts freshman year.</p>