SLC weird financial aid calculator

Colleges and Universities A-Z Sarah Lawrence College
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I’ve been comparing a lot of college’s financial aid estimations recently, and Sarah Lawrence is a pretty extreme aberration. Their calculator was the only one which asked for my SAT scores, and it awarded me a 20,000 scholarship presumably based on them (making their overall cost way lower even than schools known for generous aid, like Yale).

Am I missing something here? Everyone I’ve talked to has said SLC’s merit aid is lackluster at best, and regularly giving $20,000 scholarships for test scores seems like something people would mention. Is the calculator overly optimistic? What gives?

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Sarah Lawrence is pretty generous in their merit aid. The calculation is based on your family income as well as grades and test scores. I don’t know if they’ll give you that exact amount but my calculation was $42,000 and I received a little less than $40,000. I know my roommate also has a substantial aid package even though her family is extremely well off.