<p>Just a note on financial aid. We’re upper middle class and we got decent aid from Northwestern… It’s a pricey school, but our cost to go there was the same as at Macalester, Pomona, and a few other schools, so I can’t complain. I know we would have gotten more from Harvard (didn’t apply).</p>
<p>Also, wanted to mention that my D decided not to apply to Stanford - didn’t like it… just didn’t feel right to her… but did like NU. So prestige isn’t the only thing one should consider. Figure out which school fits YOU the best if you can. They are both good enough schools that you can do whatever you want and your success will be more a matter of what you make of the school than the difference between the schools.</p>