Do the scholarships suck as much as I think?

djsebran
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:24:22 +0000

I have a twin S & D who are seniors in HS this year. And yes I would agree, the preliminary work that I have done indicates that (other than Southern IL at Carbondale) for the most part they will be able to go to out of state schools cheaper than in state schools. At Michigan state with an ACT of 33 or greater, you can get in state tuition as a start.

I came across an article writen a couple of years ago within the State of IL on how there is an outflow of students out of Illinois greater than the inflow of students. This was at the time when there was a state scholarship worth about 2000 that helped reduce costs. There was a recommendation that that be raised to 4 to 6 K to help reduce that problem. What did the state of Il do- rather than raise the amount, they dropped the 2000 to 0. Other than possible Southern IL, it is looking very doughtfull that my kids will be going to college in Illinois.