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<p>Perhaps in the future then, now that you realize that they do award merit aid, you could apply some sort of caveat so as not to mislead. Something along the lines of “Almost all aid at Northwestern is need-based.” Or “Northwestern gives merit aid, but not generally in large amounts.” My only concern is that if Northwestern is called “need-only”, people will get the impression that it is “need-only”.</p>