Reply to "Getting into the Ivy League as a regular student is tough"

9and7dad10,000+ posts

BOF posted:
9and7dad posted:
Was the EFC at an Ivy institution more than it was at a competing non-Ivy academic school?
Yes by over 1/2. We're talking a lot of $$ over 4 years. I only have one data point and I know that some Ivy's are more generous than others, you should just be aware that they are not all the same.

I'm pretty familiar with the Ivy and of course they are not all the same. HYP is widely known to have a little more aggressive financial aid posture than the other five schools.

Under the assumption that merit money is not a factor at a competing school, it's pretty rare to hear of an Ivy getting beat on a straight financial aid package. Certainly an Ivy accepted kid can choose to go to a variety of schools that will give tremendous merit money, and for some that may be the best choice.

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