可能會給些special program 有research funding/mentor: Columbia SRF/egleston/Rabi, Yale YES/stars
https://www.college.columbia.edu/academics/srf
https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/academics/undergraduate/egleston-scholars
duke AB , 那完全是full ride merit scholarship ; JHU 也有merit based
https://ousf.duke.edu/merit-scholarships/ab-duke-scholars-program/
https://apply.jhu.edu/tuition-aid/types-of-financial-aid/merit-scholarships/
有些學校資源多每人都有機會,也認為各個學生牛在不同方麵,需要繼續努力,進了大學每年才有各方麵獎項,稍微鼓勵一下。入學沒有sports/merit scholarships,否則偏離了藤校理念。