<p>Dad II, for your original question “What are the top 5 factors for merit aid?”.
- Factors for D’s merit aid (she is at state school, but also got huge Merit scholarship from private school, that she choose not to attend (lowering tutuion from $33,000 / year to $5,000 / year):<br>
- GPA 4.0 uw
- ACT = 33 (took once)
- Graduated at the top of her HS class
She had tons of EC’s but I do not think that they plaid any role in Merit $$, however, they were important in getting into extremely selective program that accepts only 10 kids into freshman class. Her whole tuition and part of R&B are covered by Merit $$.</p>