<p>The University of Minnesota is not usually on that list. It definitely gaps a lot of the students it admits. However, for a Pell Grant-eligible student who is also a National Merit finalist, it offers a package that amounts to being paid for going to college. We saw some silly offers from PROFILE colleges and some better offers from FAFSA-only colleges. The important thing is to apply to a wide range of colleges, work hard to be ready for and admissible to all of those colleges, and then compare offers.</p>