krug

Can anyone give me advice on which of the top public university that is good with merit for OOS with good stats? The difference in tuition for UMichigan and UNC - Chapel Hill is very big (but may be Michigan has more endowments?) From other posts, UC schools are not very good with aid. Thanks.

ferryboat10

UTexas and Texas A&M grants in-state tuition to those awarded scholarships over $1000K. As you know, the difference between in-state and OOS tuition is very large.

There's OOS scholarships at many schools for top high school students (rank 1, high SATs, NMHS, etc.). As for need-based aid, some states like Wisconsin, Maryland and Florida set up programs that shift large portions to in-state students.

Check out the stickied topics at the top of this forum for more information on scholarship opportunities.

dudedad

ASU and U of Arizona are good with merit for OOS with good stats. It seems they actively want a high % of the OOSers, about 30% at each.

mrego

U Alabama and U Tulsa.

faithinhim

U Tulsa is a private college.

krug

Is 34 ACT, 4.5 weighted GPA, 4.0 unweighted, decent extracurricular activities good enough to get in state tuition ?

entomom

UMichigan has the Shipman scholarship: full tuition, room and board for OOS students. They give a total of 25 of the full ride scholarships and 25 at a lesser amount to IN and OOS students. For kids in LS&A, they need to be competitive at the most selective universities (read HYPS); for some of the other colleges, they don't have to be quite as competitive. Be aware this is really a monetary award only. And recognize that the full tuition only applies to fresh/sop standing as jr/sr pay about 1k more per semester for tuition and this is not included in the award; many kids hit jr standing in their first year due to AP credits. There is Shipman housing in South Quad, but even that may not be as good a choice as Honors housing which is on a different floor in South Quad. Any promises of preferred class selection or other housing priority for Shipman scholars are not true. They really don't offer perks like UNC-CH (Moorhead or Robertson) or UVA (Jefferson) and others.

I agree that you shouldn't bother with the UCs.

MiamiDAP

Try to apply to Harrison Scholarship at Miami (OH). They give about 43 of them.

krug

I saw another thread that UVA is good with merit money (better than UNC). Anyone else?

rcefn

Ohio State offers some very generous scholarships to out-of-state students:

National Buckeye Scholarship

Award amount
$7,200 ($28,800 four–year value)

Criteria

Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student
population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn quarter. Those considered have ACT composite scores of 27 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1220 or higher.

Notes:

Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
Renewal criteria for students entering the university beginning summer 2008: this award is renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA from the second year forward and makes satisfactory academic progress, and nonresident classification remains unchangedcholarships to out-of-state students:

Erin's Dad

U of Oklahoma.

Barq45

UVA is not generous with financial aid in general and The University offers no merit aid whatsoever.

binx

7 years ago when S1 was applying to colleges, UVA gave him $250 as an out of state student. (1580 SAT, 4th in class of 700+ students....) We didn't consider that good.

entomom

"UVA is not generous with financial aid in general and The University offers no merit aid whatsoever."

Jefferson scholar??

jask925

The University (as in UVA) does not handle Jefferson Scholars. It is handled by a private organization.