<p>Not that it means anything to you, OP, but when another parent told me her daughter had been awarded the Tyng, I looked it up and it just blew my mind:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.questbridge.org/williams-tyng-scholarship”>http://www.questbridge.org/williams-tyng-scholarship</a></p>
<p>THAT, my friends, is the Holy Grail for the wishful SLAC applicant. I can’t even imagine passing that up! Aside from the dollar value, we’re talking about the top-rated liberal arts college in the US. </p>
<p><a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/data”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/data</a></p>
<p>Good luck with your decision, but keep in mind that you can always go to Stanford or an Ivy for grad school!</p>