<p>Would you take a full scholarship at a top liberal arts college or go Ivy League ?</p>
<p>An IVY LEAGUE 
also when you get a chance could you view my thread and comment on it as well : <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1658893-am-i-a-pretty-good-candidate-for-ivy-league-schools-or-just-any-prestigious-school-in-general.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1658893-am-i-a-pretty-good-candidate-for-ivy-league-schools-or-just-any-prestigious-school-in-general.html#latest</a></p>
<p>Based on the information given, full scholarship, but you don’t mention the actual cost to you otherwise. Of it is negligible then you have something to think about, if you are full pay then there isn’t any sense to that.</p>
<p>How does you child like brown and would he/she do it again</p>
<p>There’s literally no difference. </p>
<p>The difference is about $ 250000 of college tuition!!</p>
<p>If you had no cost differential, it would be a matter of preference. With a $250,000 cost differential, why do you want to consider it? </p>
<p>Well I’m wondering if the prestige is worth passing on $250000 scholarship money?</p>
<p>The question doesn’t make any sense. Top liberal arts colleges give need-based aid, just like Ivies.</p>
<p>So there is no circumstance under which anyone would make the choice you’ve set up.</p>
<p>Definitely the LAC (though there are virtually no full-ride merit scholarships at the top LACs, so this isn’t a realistic hypothetical). Heck, even if the cost is the same, I’d take Williams, Amherst, Mudd, and maybe Swarthmore over all Ivies besides P, D, H, and maybe Y.</p>
<p>@Gotago:</p>
<p>You act as if the top LACs have no prestige.</p>
<p>OP, you didn’t make it clear what ‘scholarship’ was modifying</p>
<p>This is a full ride scholarship at a patriot school.</p>
<p>I’m sorry I left the athletic par out, this is not a need base.</p>
<p>The top LACs are just like the ivies in giving money only for financial need. I don’t think top LACs give athletic scholarships either.</p>
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<p>Before I answer that, you have to understand that she went on a huge amount of financial aid and it was the lowest cost option, although the others were doable, she graduated from Brown with no loans.</p>
<p>Yes she loved it there and I’m sure she would do it again. It’s a great experience. But for your situation I would go for the free ride and don’t look back. Take advantage of the many opportunities that will be presented. Do a great study abroad. Or, I don’t know anyone who has done it, but there are visiting student programs to look into, I know Brown has a summer one. I also know that a student from another university did research with her team one summer. </p>
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<p>What counts as a “top” LAC?</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd, Washington & Lee, Davidson, Claremont McKenna, Grinnell, Oberlin, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, and Kenyon all award merit scholarships. They may not give out many full-ride merit scholarships, but they do award enough merit money that for some students, the net cost would be significantly cheaper than an Ivy League college. In some of those cases (depending on intended major, family financial circumstances, etc.) it may make sense to choose the LAC (or a less selective school that offers even more money) over an Ivy. </p>
<p>Patriot league gives athletic scholarship</p>
<p>Go to Colgate or Lafayette.</p>
<p>Colgate does not award merit aid.
So it is very unlikely that any applicant would ever face a choice between Colgate for free and an Ivy at full price (or anything remotely close to that spread).</p>
<p>Lafayette does offer merit scholarships. </p>