Interesting package from a Tier 2 Public Flagship

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<p>I think this is better than some of the private school offers we are getting. I expected more gapping from the large state schools.</p>

<p>OOS cost to us approx. 28K (includes spending, tuition, room & board, and books)</p>

<p>EFC – $12,000 (my bill as expected for twin 2)
Loans – $3,500 Stafford
Federal Work Study – $2,500
Merit Scholarship – $10,000 (renewable for 4 years)</p>

<p>100% of need met in a top 50 (US news) engineering school. This is kind of fun now that the paperwork is all done :slight_smile: Son is still nervous though lol.</p>

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<p>Congrats drizzie!</p>

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<p>Great news - congratulations! But I thought a top 50 US News school was in the top tier?</p>

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<p>Thank you cheers and frazzled1</p>

<p>frazzled1–Tier 2 overall but top 50 in undergrad engineering (separate ranking). </p>

<p>Undergraduate Engineering ranking on US News eliminates the selectivity factor so for example Harvard drops all the way down to 30th</p>

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<p>Wow, drizzit.<br>
Now that is a great package. And from an OOS public. Truly amazing. I thought that OOS publics would be the worst for FA packages as most are committed to their in-state students. But your twins are deserving and will be an asset to whatever school they choose. Only $3500 in loans, great.</p>

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<p>Congrats!!</p>

<p>I think it is possible to get a big scholarship from an OOS public. I just learned that one of my niece’s safety schools, which is an out of state public, gave her a very large scholarship. I know she won’t be attending but I can see why a large scholarship may be possible for students above the norm for a college as a way to entice them to attend.</p>

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<p>That’s the nice thing about engineering schools–they are uniformly good.</p>

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<p>back in the day (early 70s) I received an OOS full tuition scholarship from a Big 10 school – took it gratefully, got a great education and had a wonderful experience, especially coming from a different part of the country (East Coast urban girl to the Midwest). </p>

<p>congrats to your son!</p>

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<p>DD1 got a pretty good package from U.Maryland. If I recall the offer dropped the tuition to in-state rates. She was admitted to the honors program, then the music dept. She had already decided on another school so I don’t recall exact $.
GREAT music program happening there.</p>