<p>The Ivies, Stanford, and MIT do not offer merit aid, as a matter of policy. Virtually every other school in the country does, including some very high level schools like U. Chicago, Caltech, Duke, etc. They may or may not advertise that fact. If they require a separate application, they will say so in their website. The key is focus on schools where you will be at the top of their applicant pool (ie, one full tier below the schools to which you expect to be admitted).</p>
<p>In addition to Olin, another school that is tuition free to everyone who gets in is Cooper-Union.</p>
<p>Dshark- She got an offer of a minimum of $3000 per year and possibly more to be know in March. Not bad for an app that did not even require any ecs or essays or teacher recs. She also got an invitation to apply for UO Alumni scholarship that are between 500-1500. Not a lot but every little bit helps. This one requires an essay.</p>
<p>I am hoping at some of her other schools she will get more but then they cost quite a bit more to begin with.</p>
<p>Brandeis, Case-Western Reserve, Rochester and the University of San Francisco all offer merit scholarships to selected students, but some require that you apply for financial aid (CSS profile and perhaps FAFSA).</p>
<p>UCs offer merit scholarships to certain students.</p>
<p>All of the LACs that D was considering had some form of automatic merit aid based on SAT scores. Scholarships were offered with the accecptance letters from the two to which she applied -- Knox College and Whitworth College.</p>
<p>Franklin & Marshall College offers Merit Scholarships to the top quarter of the applicant pool.</p>
<p>The John Marshall Scholarship $12,500/ year 0r $18,000/ year if you are a national merit scholar.</p>
<p>H.M.J. Klein Scholarship $ 5000/ year</p>
<p>"Every applicant to the College is automatically considered for a scholarship. Comparative standing within a very competitive applicant pool, and not a prescribed GPA or standardized test score, determines who will receive scholarships. Students in the top quarter of the applicant pool are usually recognized by the Admission Committee with appropriate levels of merit-based scholarship, regardless of need."</p>
<p>Daughter received $10,000 per year to Knox College and, like Mom60's daughter, $3,000 per year from U of O with the possibility of more through the UO Alumni scholarship which requires an essay due in March sometime.</p>
<p>Wheaton College in Norton, MA essentially offered $30,000 over four years to my son based on merit. He never asked they just offered it. Nice school, he declined the offer though ,and we are paying full tuition at a state school. Oh well funny how things turn out......</p>
<p>I second Franklin and Marshall....my friend's daughter got $6000 per year without application and she applied second round ED, so they knew she was going.</p>
<p>D received one of the STRIDE scholarships at Smith, small as these things go: $2,500 a year plus a research assistant position for the first two years worth another $1,700 per year. </p>
<p>Mini's D received a Zollman, which is their biggie, half-tuition. (Pardon the presumption, Mini...you're off doing good works.)</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd offers Harvey S. Mudd Merit Awards of $5000 renewable annually based on SAT I (V 700+/M 750+), SAT II (Writing 700+,Math IIC 750+), top 10%, and "evidence of character and personal promise as reflected in admission application materials". All applicants for admission are considered for the award. After sophomore year, students need to maintain a 2.75 cum GPA for renewal of the award.</p>
<p>Tulane gives merit awards (up to half tuition) with no additional application. Ca. 100 full tuition are given, but those require an additional application.</p>
<p>My son was awarded academic scholarships with his acceptance letter at Knox and St. Ambrose for $10k/yr and Bradley at $8.5k/yr. He has a UW GPA of 3.765, and a 1540 composite SAT. His high individual SAT was 1460. His ECs include Eagle Scout, V soccer, Treas of NHS, and so on.</p>
<p>He was accepted at Purdue into the school of engineering and didn't get anything. Two of his friends with roughly identical GPAs and lower SATs were given full tuition scholarships without applying as well. We wish he would have gotten one of those, but he's not too upset because he is leaning towards Bradley right now.</p>
<p>St. Josephs of PA called and offered $13,000 without applying to the school. Never heard of it, until they called. My daughter is going to Wesleyan U.</p>
<p>The Ivies, Stanford, and MIT do not offer merit aid, as a matter of policy. Virtually every other school in the country does, including some very high level schools like U. Chicago, Caltech, Duke, etc.</p>
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<p>Is that true for the LACs also? Do they all offer merit aid including the very top ones?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, LACs offer lots of merit based scholarships. I'm not sure what you mean by "top level" universities....maybe you could explain. I hope your not referring to rankings. Perhaps you meant "prestigious" or well known.</p>