Rowan punches above its weight and has the potential to make budget. Much more likely than Rutgers would. The CEO of my company graduated from there.
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I really like Rowan. The school is on an upward trajectory and I think its reputation will only grow as time goes on. They have the Brown & Gold Scholarship for OOS students. Weâre instate and my daughter received $9.1k annually with her acceptance. Her gpa is 3.7 and she went TO, so itâs very likely that the OP will receive a generous merit offer.
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This is a good idea. A relative of mine got a degree from within our state flagshipâs College of Agriculture. A giant agribusiness company recruits on this campus, and it launched my relative into a very successful career. The rumor is that while this company will hire from any number of colleges, they prefer recruits from our flagshipâs College of Ag. I donât know if this is true, but I will note that my relative has risen higher in his career than 2 of my friends at the same company: one from UChicago and the other from Stanford.
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I called Geneseo to clarify whether there is a deadline to apply for the scholarship for out of state students.
The answer is that there is no separate application for the scholarship. It is automatically processed by the Admissions Office when the general application for admission to the college is received. And as such, there is no special deadline for this scholarship other than the deadline to apply for admission to the college.
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What business is your relative in? I am looking to get into food marketing/sales.
Thank you I will look into it.
I will DM you
Oneonta sounds like it might be a better match for your interests and might be better financially as well.
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St. Joeâs has a really well known food marketing program. Definitely worth considering, since you are already admitted!
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Itâs the same here.
So Iâm guessing OP disregarded this option because the university is huge and in a college town (vs. Urban and medium sized), or perhaps didnât know about it.
St Joeâs sounds like a solid choice, closer to OPâs preferred environment so: could OPs parents pay for it (without parental loans!) or is it too much? How much can your parents contribute ?
OP applied to St. Joeâs and was offered a scholarship.
Personally I wouldnât worry about the major vs a regular marketing one. In fact it might be too niche.
But W Michigan is $33k ish tuition and room/board.
They have lots of merit but says you needed to apply by Dec 15. You can call and ask if they make exceptions. Itâs not east coast but this is not a common major and they have it.
SUNY New Paltz was mentioned b4
These two and St joes seem to be the food marketing schools.
And SUNY Oneonta.
If OP decides to branch out of the food marketing niche, SUNY Oswego also has an excellent business program. My husband is a graduate, as are many of our friends- and all have had successful careers in many areas of business.
Not sure what kind of college-life experience OP is comfortable with, but a word of caution about some of the NYC schools mentioned - the schools known as âcommuter schoolsâ wonât have the college-like feeling of traditional colleges with a dedicated campus. Housing near those colleges is extremely limited so OP may have to be housed in a general âoverflowâ dorm farther away, which houses students from colleges all over NYC. Their roommate might not even be going to the same college or could be a grad student. OP will need to consider the added costs of food and subway fare in NYC. Commuting into Manhattan from surrounding areas will also add significant expenses.
My niece had the above experience as a freshman at Hunter College in NYC (she also considered Baruch). Hardly anyone dorms, most commute from Long Island. She hated it and transferred after the first year.
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For a PA resident, it would make sense to send an app to PSU Agribusiness (Harrisburg/Abington or UP) over Western Michigan though.
OP has already dismissed NYC schools. But the good news, is if heâs open, thereâs ample $30K schools - and given the career goals, the where wonât be an issue.
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A few other possibilities for schools that could meet costs include:
U. of Arkansas: It offers an agribusiness major, but its Walton school of business is also a good one. You would qualify for 80% off the difference in out-of-state tuition, bringing tuition, fees, and room & board to about $28k (source). Additionally, it appears as though you would qualify for the honors program, helping to make a big school feel smaller (source). The area around Fayetteville/Bentonville is growing in importance for businesses (and itâs the home of Wal-Mart).
Closer to home:
Delaware State: About 4900 undergrads and you would be eligible for a full tuition scholarship (source) at this HBCU. But it also says, âEligibility in no way guarantees awarding. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.â So I would call to see if funding is still available before submitting an app, but if there is money, an app would make a lot of sense. So your family would be responsible for about $1500 in fees plus room and board (Iâll use $14k as a number, but there are options that are more and less expensive). So less than $16k/year. Doverâs not a major city, but it is the state capital, and the university offers agribusiness as well as business majors.
@Jacksonh, people have been suggesting a number of different possibilities to meet a $30k budget. Which ideas have been more compelling for you? Which ideas are more of a no-go (for example, is leaving the east coast a nonstarter)?
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Not really. PA is one of the most expensive states in the country for in state college cost of attendance. Even Abington wonât get the cost under $30K. But more to the point, PSU business majors pay $3000 more in tuition for junior & senior year than they do for their first 2 years - even at Abington.
At UP, PSU is way more expensive than W. Michigan. The cost is similar between WMU and the PSU branch campuses with a savings of only about $1500 once the junior/senior year up charge is calculated and averaged over 4 years.
The real savings comes at PA state colleges like Kutztown & Millersville or a SUNY college with an out of state discount program like Geneseo or Oneonta or at a CUNY college.
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To be honest that is my top school right now I just donât know how to afford it. My SAI is 40k a year leaving me with little aid, my 32k scholarship gets me down to 42k ish a year. Unless I get an unexpected grant from SJU I donât know how I could afford it. My parents can contribute 5k a year. FASFA taking away the sibling discount where they divided EFC by # of family members kinda leaves me in a bad place, considering I will have 2 siblings also in college.