<p>It is final that I will not accept the ED acceptance. My new issue is applying to schools by the January 1st deadline, or tomorrow.
I am from MD and I understand that I wont be able to get the ideal and necessary amount of money from a OOS school. However, I will still apply to UMDCP and UMBC as safeties.</p>
<p>I don’t like to be the bearer of more bad news, but if you haven’t already applied to UMCP, you may have difficulties there, too, especially if you’re hoping for merit money:</p>
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<p>[University</a> of Maryland - Freshman Application Deadlines](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/apply/freshman_deadline.asp]University”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/apply/freshman_deadline.asp)</p>
<p>Luckily this student is instate for Maryland…so at least he/she won’t be bearing OOS costs. Both UMDCP and UMDB are great schools.</p>
<p>Good luck and I hope it all works out for you.</p>
<p>*I have safety schools, thank God! It’s just sad that it has come down to this. Oh well… *</p>
<p>*So far I have been admitted into Rutgers, St. Johns, Penn State-Altoona, Manhattan College, and Fairleigh Dickinson. I am waiting to hear a response from Temple, CUNY, and Philadelphia U
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<p>Are you calling schools that you’ve been accepted to as “safeties”? If you don’t know if you can afford these schools, how can they be safeties?</p>
<p>*Class Rank: 88/680, 12%
GPA: 3.51 (I received a 4.25 first quarter, so it should be a little higher now.)</p>
<p>My SAT scores are whats holding me back. My M/CR/W are ALL 490…putting me at 1470 (below the national average, i know) If you are wondering how I got into AU, it’s because I was under the Test Optional pool.
My ACT score is around the same ball park when you convert it. *</p>
<p>You need a better strategy and you need one quickly. </p>
<p>1) Find out how much your parents will pay each year. If you don’t know, ask. Once you have an amount, you can better proceed.</p>
<p>2) Identify schools that you know you can afford and will accept you. </p>
<p>3) Apply to some instate schools that will accept you and your parents will pay all costs.</p>
<p>My concern is that your stats are not high enough to get into schools that are generous with aid, nor are they high enough for merit. My other concern is that your parents’ income is too high for the aid that you may need (depending on how much your parents will pay).</p>
<p>None of the schools on your list is going to meet your ful need so please be prepared to have gaps (some large ones) in your financial aid package.</p>
<p>While CUNY is relatively inexpensive, you do not have the SAT scores to be accepted to any of the 4 year schools because you will not be remedial free in math. </p>
<p>[CAT</a> FAQs - Testing - CUNY](<a href=“http://www.cuny.edu/academics/testing/cuny-assessment-tests/faqs.html#1]CAT”>http://www.cuny.edu/academics/testing/cuny-assessment-tests/faqs.html#1)</p>
<p>[Freshman</a> Admission Profile - Undergraduate Admissions - CUNY](<a href=“http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/prepare/high-school-students/freshman-profile.html]Freshman”>http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/prepare/high-school-students/freshman-profile.html)</p>
<p>You would be full pay as far as tuition is concerned and you either need to have someone here in NYC so that you could live with them or condsider the cost of renting an apartment ($$).</p>
<p>I would recommend that you research on [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org) to check out some of the SAT optional schools.</p>
<p>I would also advise you to consider taking the ACT as you may have better results. A little tutoring and retaking the SAT is also advised.</p>
<p>With a bit of a push, you could be in line for some merit $$ at Howard or Hampton</p>
<p>[Grants</a>, Scholarships & Fellowships - Howard University](<a href=“http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman]Grants”>http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman)</p>
<p>[Hampton</a> University - Admissions](<a href=“The page you requested cannot be found.”>http://www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions/scholarship.htm)</p>
<p>sending you a PM</p>
<p>If your were to be accepted to CUNY, how would you pay for it?</p>
<p>How will you plan on paying for this.</p>
<p>tuition for OOS at CUNY is $13,050 and we are due for a tuition increase for next fall.</p>
<p>Even on the off chance that you went to a school that has dorms, consider tacking on another 10-12k a year.</p>
<p>For Federal aid you are not eligible for Pell so all that you would receive is a stafford loan.</p>
<p>You are not a NYC resident, so you are not eligible for TAP. this means that your family would be paying the 25K out of pocket - he 5500 stafford loan.</p>