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<li>Google for “St. Olaf Common Data Set” </li>
<li>Click the top link.
That should take you to the following page:
[IR&E</a> | IR: Common Data Set](<a href=“http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/ir/cds.html]IR&E”>http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/ir/cds.html)</li>
<li>Click to “CDS All Sections: 2011-12”</li>
<li>Go to Section H2A (“Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants”)</li>
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<p>From this, you can see that 175 freshmen (out of 739) were awarded merit aid, averaging $12,218. With your qualifications, I’d expect you to get more than that. Maybe much more (but don’t be over-confident … it might not be your year).</p>
<p>You can follow a similar procedure to look up merit aid at Davidson in its Common Data Set, (section H2A). In the past, Davidson has awarded quite a bit of it. But then, it’s more selective than St. O (expect tougher competition for their money).</p>