<p>(I’m a freshman out of state student now) aid at Penn State sucks. Just throwing that out there. It’s marginally better for in state students but not by much. PSU is not affordable for people unless they’re very well off or have a large outside scholarship (like I have) covering most expenses. My parents are separated and my mom who I’m a dependent with only makes 35,000 a year, and our financial aid was basically a joke. I got a 1,500 school grant, 5,500 in federal loans, and a 3,000 work study. I also won a 1,000 local alumni scholarship I had to apply for. My outside scholarship also didn’t play into our fafsa or financial aid. The FAFSA is very unforgiving, and I wouldn’t expect much with an income of 80,000. But that’s based on my own experiences. A 1910 also probably isn’t a high enough SAT for the little merit money available.</p>