B student looking for college

proudwismom
Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:21:52 +0000

OP: you need to look at the total cost of attendance, not just tuition, when considering if a school is affordable.

At this point the best thing you can do is sit down with your parents and have a frank discussion regarding college finances. If your parents have not run their numbers through an EFC estimator that should done asap. They may or may not be able to meet the EFC and that’s just a starting point.

Once you have a true picture of what your parents can help you pay per year of college it will give you a better idea of where you can afford to attend. I do know a young man who was a B student with a slightly higher ACT who did get some merit aid from Montana State. However, it was not nearly enough to bring the cost of attendance down to where it was affordable for him to attend.

If you are interested in engineering I would suggest you look at UW-Platteville. It has a good engineering program and you would receive a tuition break.

If you want to know the participating schools in Manitoba you can use the links I provided originally.

If you want a western school I would suggest U of Wyoming. With your stats you should be eligible for $5,000 / year merit aid which would bring the COA down to around $20,000. You would need to check the admission and scholarship deadlines.