The SUNY schools have reasonable prices for OOS kids.
The Wisconsin school, with the exception of Madison, are reasonably priced, as are the Missouri schools. the south and the rust belt are good too.
Define affordable. He is not looking like a competitive merit student (GPA) and CS at many schools just up the ante on admission stats. Can you even afford say 30K a year? What are his HLs?
What about the Southwest?
University of New Mexico’s Amigo scholarship (23 ACT/1130 SAT with a 3.5 GPA OR 26 ACT/1240 SAT with a 3.0 GPA) will get him in-state tuition & fees. Tuition, fees, room & board under $17K/year.
https://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/non-resident.html
http://financialaid.unm.edu/coa/17-18/main.pdf
CS program is ABET accredited.
http://www.cs.unm.edu
I cant think of any school that a 3.2 GPA kid could get into that would give more aid once a sibling is in college. Very doubtful he’d get more aid with two in college.
How much can you pay each year?
How much can you pay each year for each child once they’re both in college?
Most schools will not figure in foreign travel costs or health insurance costs, so when you look at NPCs, figure that you’ll need to budget paying another 4-5k to cover those costs as well.
Does your son have affordable options in Spain?
My son is doing the mock Ib exams this week so fingers crossed he does well. Hoping to get about 34 points. I read in one of the feeds that he should apply as a Hispanic. Is that the best option for Spanish/American?
@carolinabr Will your son apply as International or as a US Domestic student?
As an American domestic student (expat) the tuition costs are generally less for Americans.
I believe the OP is an American citizen. As such, he will be applying everywhere as an American citizen…not as an international student who is a citizen or another country.
BUT I believe his application for admission will be reviewed with others applying from where he lives overseas.
As an expat with instate residency, he will not be eligible for instate tuition status at any public university as long as his parents continue to reside overseas.
@carolinabr what do you mean by this statement:
If you have found a college that gives a price break to expats…Americans residing overseas…please do share.
At private universities, you will be paying the same cost of attendance as any other student who is accepted. You don’t get a price break for being an expat.
At public universities, you will be paying the out of state rate of tuition…again…being an American expat residing overseas gets you nothing for a price break.
^ I think it’s less as an expat American than if he applied as an international - some universities slap extra fees onto the internationals’ bill.
If he natively speaks Spanish, yes he’s Hispanic (people with Spanish roots also “count”).
His best shot really is at LACs since they want more boys and Hispanic would help. But 32-34 in IB makes things harder - have you posted in the “B/B+” thread?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/2018547-parents-of-the-hs-class-of-2019-3-0-to-3-4-gpa.html
He should really take the SAT AND ACT in June to have a baseline, then prep for the one he did best in, study all summer, and retake in September or October depending on the test he did best in. He needs the highest possible scores by the end of November (ie., November tests are the latest he can take his 3rd attempt). His scholarship is likely to depend on the test.
Do not take cold baseline tests! Prep for any test assuming it to be best and last. Pepr now for any tests.
Never understood this thinking!!!
Prepare for all tests! Then work on weaknesses!!!
^, well, obviously, that’s the general advice, but this student needs to be taking the SAT/ACT as soon as possible to get a baseline. October is too late when scholarships deadlines are Oct 15-Dec 1.