<p>Do all school include non need based merit aid offers with their acceptance letters? or do some send them later.....</p>
<p>usually WITH acceptance letters, tho there may be exceptions. also, if your school has a student portal( online ) you may find info there as well.</p>
<p>My Ds came after the accceptance letter. Her merit was also increased later when she retook her ACT and qualified for a higher scholarship. </p>
<p>That is for a State U so it may be different for others.</p>
<p>Some came with the acceptance letter/FA pkg; some others came separately. In fact, they were a complete (and pleasant) surprise since we didn't know the schools had these scholarships. She received an additional merit scholarship from her dept at the end of her 2nd yr, based on grades. Another nice surprise.</p>