<p>I agree verymuch with MomofaKnight about both how a school assesses a family's ability to pay and variation based upon a factor of hou much they want your kid to attend.</p>
<p>There are a few schools with full-merit scholarships (Culver Academy is one that comes to mind - I think they do 4 of them to incoming frosh/sophs every year), but for the most part prep schools avoid specific merit scholarships.</p>
<p>And think about it... A merit scholarship has a lot of baggage with it including the expectations of being at the top of your class. That is a heavy burden for a 14 or 15-year-old to carry for 3 or 4 years. A need-based scholarship is far more reassuring in that if you have a mediocre semester or something, you won't be worrying about them yanking it out from under you.</p>
<p>Yes, not only can you get full tuition, but you can get all costs covered including trips home. Andover is need blind and need based(though there semed to be a disproportionate number of athletes getting aid!), I don't know about the others.</p>
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Yes, not only can you get full tuition, but you can get all costs covered including trips home. Andover is need blind and need based(though there semed to be a disproportionate number of athletes getting aid!), I don't know about the others.
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<p>Well, it is pretty hard to find top level athletes with top level academic credentials, so to keep their athletic programs competitive, they've got to use something to get these kids in the door. Money does talk.</p>