When lOoking for colleges to apply to how much should I look at cost?

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<p>Realize that many colleges, esp the ones generally ranked in the top 25, do not offer any “scholarship and merit money”. They offer grants based on financial need only. There is a huge list of schools which do offer “scholarship and merit money” though. This thread is a good starting point:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52133-schools-known-good-merit-aid-59.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52133-schools-known-good-merit-aid-59.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Merit awards vary greatly by school and they change at a given school from year to year.</p>