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Mom2 is right. Many schools have very clearly defined info on their websites (sometimes it takes some scrounging around, so use the search functions if you have to). They will state that students with stats in a certain range will get $X in merit scholarships. </p>
<p>S had a SAT CR/M of 1500, and decent GPA, so he fell into the desired stat range at many places. He was not applying to top places, although still in what was once known as “tier 2” - Xavier University, Fordham University, Canisius College, etc. If your kid ends up being in a range of stats which might get her one of the competitive scholarships, then it’s more of a crapshoot, although you can still guesstimate the minimum offers she would get. Neither S nor D being a “cc overachiever” we didn’t have to worry about that ;).</p>
<p>We’re also in the donut hole, as it were.</p>