Math scores are holding me back

Gator88NE
Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:08:02 +0000

I highly recommend you apply, ASAP to UCF. It has a very competitive CS program, and if you apply soon, they may still have merit award funding. You could receive up to $4K a year in merit (which you can combine with Florida Bright Futures). However, it’s getting late, so apply soon.

UCF would make a decent safety school (academically and financially).

Since you’re applying to UF, you need to look into the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships. If you qualify and are accepted to UF, you will receive an e-mail around late March, encouraging you to complete the application.

http://fos.ufsa.ufl.edu/

The scholarship covers expenses up to the student’s need up to the full cost of attendance. In other words, the scholarship covers tuition and books, as well as living expenses after any family contributions (EFC) are made. The goal is for students to earn a bachelor’s degree and graduate without student loans. The UF cost of attendance can be found here: http://www.sfa.ufl.edu/basics/cost-of-attendance/

Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships (MFOS) are designed to ensure that those who meet eligibility requirements will not have to work or borrow to attend UF, but rather will have their need fully met with grants and scholarships. Awards are offered to Florida resident first-time-in-college freshmen students and undergraduate renewal students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree. This program, an initiative of the University of Florida, was supported by the Florida legislature in early June 2006 when it created the First Generation Matching Grant Program.

To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
1.be a Florida resident
2.be admitted as a first-time-in-college freshman to an undergraduate program
3.UF must receive your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 15 prior to Fall term enrollment*
4.have financial need as determined from information provided on the FAFSA
5.be enrolled for at least twelve credit hours/semester
6.maintain satisfactory academic progress
7.not have defaulted on or owe a refund to any previous aid program
8.neither parent may have earned a bachelor’s degree
9.total family income is less than $40,000 and total family assets, other than the home, are less than $25,000**

Good Luck!

BTW: Vanderbilt is a good choice, in that their aid package will NOT include loans. If you get accepted, wait till you see the aid package before making any decisions.