Putting together a list of LAC's that offer the best merit aid. After running net price calculators for D's top picks, it becomes pretty clear that we need some financial safeties as well. Although we qualify for FA, the difference between the college's idea of EFC and what we can actually contribute would require accumulating pretty significant debt. These are not all of the schools with good aid, just those that fit D's parameters (no big schools and no big cities, and strong preference for east coast going only as far as NY state and Ohio).
Competitive full tuition/full ride:
St. Lawrence University Trustee - full tuition
Davidson College Belk Scholarship and Thompson S & Sarah S Baker Scholarship - full ride + $2500 to $3000 stipend
Centre College Brown Fellows - full ride plus summer enrichment experience
Hamilton College Bristol Scholars and Schamach Scholars - full ride plus stipend
Ohio Weslyan - can't find amounts, but appears some of their top scholarships may be up to full tuition
Elizabethtown College stamps program - full ride plus stipend
Oberlin College stamps program - full ride plus stipend (I think - web site not clear)
Next one is a public liberal arts college (not LAC), but pretty similar vibe....
University of N. Carolina Asheville Laurel's scholarship - up to full ride and admittance to Honors program
Generous merit aid but not full tuition (some more so than others....)
Dickinson
Kenyon
Denison
Anyone have any insights on these particular schools or suggestions for additional ones to add to the list? Thank you!
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