<p>^^^</p>
<p>This is the second admissions cycle for this student. He claims to want scholarships for schools yet he’s applied to schools that are known for need-based aid, not merit aid.</p>
<p>And, his stats are not spectacular for these schools - especially while in the int’l pool of applicants (which may be why he was rejected from these schools last year).</p>
<p>It’s unknown whether he might qualify for need-based aid at these top schools. However, since he’s looking for merit aid, that suggests (to me) that his family income is too high for the aid that he needs. Hopefully he can clarify.</p>
<p>I was just commenting on the fact that if he wants/needs merit scholarships then he should have applied to the schools that give them. His stats are high enough to get admitted to schools that would have given him good sized merit scholarships.</p>
<p>It’s not a good idea to need merit scholarships, but then apply to schools that don’t give them.</p>