<p>okay so today i went on a visit to penn state (even though i pretty much ruled it out due to the expensive OOS cost). Anyway i was admitted into the college of Earth and Mineral Sciences and i had a meeting set up with some director and some associate dean of the school. They sat down and told me blah blah blah why penn state is so cool. The director told me he would send me a $1000 “token of appreciation” scholarship, so i was thinking cool free money. He then said the associate dean wanted to talk to me. She told me that i had potential and I was capable of being a “scholar” so she just out of the blue gave me a scholarship that would cover all of my tuition FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, even if rates go up. Also last week I got a letter from a Penn State organization telling me i would make a good candidate for a 3k/yr renewable scholarship. So if I got that It would be all cake. I also might be eligable for the Deans Scholarship because of Grades.</p>
<p>SO…Heres what im now looking at for my Penn State Cost (per year)</p>
<p>OOS Tuition- $23,700
Rm & Bd- $7,750
Books- $1,200
=$32,650 BEFORE AID</p>
<p>AID AMOUNTS… 23.7k (scholarship) + 7.5k (FA Package) + 1k (token scholarship)= 32.2k IN AID, before 3k scholarship or Deans Scholarship</p>
<p>LONG STORY SHORT, IF I COME TO PSU…IT WILL BE FREE</p>