Better chance at scholarships in CoE or LSA?

TwoHearted
Tue, 20 Feb 2018 01:37:18 +0000

My son will be applying to UM this fall (probably for CS in CoE), and I’ve been comparing possible costs. We’re in-state, which is great, but the COA (30K-ish) is still far out of reach for our income/savings. Our family income (around 90K, one kid) seems to put us right on the edge of receiving any grant aid. (When I tweak the numbers in the NPC a bit, the estimate can go from 4 or 5K in aid down to zero.) Since we might not get much grant aid, every little bit of scholarship money would help.

I read some of the info about scholarships on the College of Engineering site, but I’m wondering if anyone might say more (or “chance” him?) for scholarships in CoE, and/or suggest whether LSA might be a better bet? My gut feeling is that CoE might have more money for strong students? (But also obviously gets more strong students applying.)

My son’s stats (as a junior) are strong: 4.0 uwGPA, maybe 7-8 APs with all 5s, and five upper-level math classes at a strong LAC near us (all As), and a 1510 (out of 1520) on the PSAT. He’s white, for what it’s worth, doesn’t have a lot of leadership stuff (just the regular ECs plus Robotics).