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Financial Aid Packages
nickthekid
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Do you have significant financial need...and the stats to get accepted to a school that guarantees to meet full need for all.
Do you have significantly high stats that you would qualify for merit aid?
If you get financial aid that exceeds tuition, fees, books....it will be considered taxable income for the student.
Ok..I found your stats...
And you are in NY state and say your parents can pay $20,000.
I would suggest that you apply to University of Alabama right now...and complete the scholarship application as well. I believe you will get sufficient aid that your parent contribution of $20,000 will cover any remaining costs.
On another thread, you indicate that the net price calculator someplace indicated $30,000 net cost.
Apply to Alabama. I’d also suggest submitting an application to University of Pittsburgh.
I answered you question...some schools do provide aid to cover room and board costs. If you have a $30,000 EFC, that exceeds the room and board costs at that school...so no need based aid would be provided at that school to cover room and board.
For your SUNY schools, $30,000 EFC would cover the full cost for you to attend...right?
For example, if OOS tuition for UVA is $50,000 a year and room/board is an additional $15,000 a year (I am just plugging in numbers, I didn’t check) that makes the total cost of attendance $65,000 a year. If the NPC comes up with $25,000...that is the number (approximate) that you will be expected to pay.
Here is my suggestion...besides the SUNY schools...which by the way should be high on your list.
1. Try the NPCs for schools that meet full need. This number may vary from one school to the next.
2. Look into schools that may give you merit: Alabama, Ohio State (maybe), Pitt (maybe), U of SC (maybe).
You might get merit aid. Which SUNY schools would give you merit? Buffalo might....not sure about Bing.
You wrote this:
Are you sure? Look at the eligibility for the Excelsior award. It is for families with incomes below a certain amount. If you are eligible, the SUNY tuition costs would be covered...and your parent contribution of $20,000 could cover your room and board costs.
@sybbie719 any help here?
OP can you give us a firm number that your parents can pay? Try the NPCs and see if the number is affordable.
Pitt is an outstanding school, and Alabama has a lot of OOS students who attend because of the generous merit. Again...try the NPCs. It will be hard to get enough merit in the northeast to bring the cost down to less than $20,000.
Did you read my response?
If you qualify for the Excelsior award, your tuition will be covered...and any remaining costs at a SUNY should be able to be covered by the $20,000 you think your parents can contribute annually.
That fits your budget.
You aren’t open to places where you could get aid to cover additional costs...well...unless you plan to apply to some generous colleges that meet full need for all. At your income level, schools like HYPSM etc would likely give you decent need based aid...if you get accepted.
What are your criteria...so folks can make suggestions that might actually meet your standards?
In NY, the excelsior only pays tuition.
Thumper is right about SUNY. If you qualify for Excelsior then your tuition would be covered. You would have to pay for room and board...it appears that your parents can pay for that. Buffalo is an outstanding option.
If you use the NPC for schools that meet need and come up with a price tag (approximate) of $22,000....that is your cost. There is no distinction between tuition and room/board. The NPC is based on the total cost of attendance.
If you are looking for merit, you will need a full tuition scholarship ...or close to it...in order to get the cost down to what your parents can pay. It is very hard to find this type of merit in the northeast. You have to be willing to expand your geographic preferences...and even then it can be tricky.
Look at the U of Miami. My friend’s son got one of the huge awards and is having an amazing experience.