<p>I don’t know about that list. Adrian College is listed as meeting 100% but if you look at stats for it elsewhere it appears Adrian does not: [College</a> Navigator - Adrian College](<a href=“College Navigator - Adrian College”>College Navigator - Adrian College)</p>
<p>Look again. It says the AVERAGE need met is these %ages. Not all accepted students receive that percentage of aid.</p>
<p>I guess a lot of websites tell you something different, but it is widely noted that HC meets full need. According to US News, Clark/Lawrence/Wooster meet full need for about half of their students.</p>
<p>thumper is correct about averages. Also, if the schools that you list meet full need for half their students there is no reason to believe that your full need will be met. Remember the other half is NOT getting full need met. Please remember that “full need” is not your definition of full need (ie: read my post about what happened to us regarding “student expected contribution” which was used to reduce need).</p>
<p>Also, within that statistic will be students with low need (ie: only one student in school and a family income over 200,000/year). If need is 5,000 it is so easy to meet that need with loans, and work study, or perhaps need was met through merit aid.</p>
<p>EC… Holy Cross does meet full need for ALL students. The other statistics you are quoting are averages. These other schools do NOT guarantee tower full need…and very often the better packages go to the stronger students.</p>
<p>Very good point northeastmom.</p>
<p>What everyone here is trying to tell you is to stop putting all of your hopes on the idea of a school meeting your full need. What a colleges feels is your need and what your parents feel is your need are often times very different. It boils down to what the school feels is your need. </p>
<p>Honestly, instead of spending the time debating the subject on CC, you could have banged out another application to a possible academic/financial safety school.</p>
<p>nysmile is really giving you practical, good advice. I know it is not what you are dreaming about, but you need to be realistic and have that financial safety where you will definitely be admitted. Then, if your parents decide that they can swing one of your private school options, you will have another choice. If not, you will have been admitted to a college that they can afford.</p>
<p>EC, I’m not trying to be mean. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have a viable and realistic plan B option ready just in case things don’t work out the way you had hoped.</p>
<p>Hi I will be visiting the colleges that I am deciding to attend in a few weeks
For a last time before making a decision. Is there anything
Specific I should be looking for in these last visits in helping me decide? I will be visiting one of the colleges during the week while school is in session but the other college will have to be during the weekend</p>