<p>Now with the OOS tuition they charge – it is really not that affordable even with the the maximum scholarship</p>
<p>Well, it’s not free with the maximum scholarship, but to say that it’s not affordable kind of presumes that the student can’t take out a federal student loan and the parents won’t contribute anything. </p>
<p>I think UAH (wrongly) assumed that people are simply looking for a school will cost less than the COA of their own state school. That might be the case if the UAH were a big flagship with all that has to offer. But, when the school is largely a commuter/suitcase school, to attract OOS students, you have to dangle a BIG carrot; not one that is quite similar to what one has at home.</p>
<p>[UAHuntsville</a> - Financial Aid - Entering Freshmen - Non-Residents Merit Awards](<a href=“http://www.uah.edu/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/new-freshmen/non-residents-merit-awards]UAHuntsville”>http://www.uah.edu/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/new-freshmen/non-residents-merit-awards)</p>
<p>OOS tuition is about $21,000 per year at UAH.</p>
<p>To make matters worse, the scholarship for those with perfect/near-perfect test scores get a lesser scholarship if their GPA isn’t a 4.0. Really? Does an ACT 36 with a 3.9 GPA really not get a $6500 per year housing scholarship, but an ACT 34 with a 4.0 does? If so, that is just crazy. The ACT 36 student is more valuable to the school than the ACT 34 student is. That’s just not good business sense. What computer models were they using to come up with these awards? </p>
<p>It’s ridiculous that the UAH student with an ACT 36 and 3.9 GPA would be expected to pay over $10k for the balance of the OOS tuition and pay for all of room, board, and books. That means that the cost would be about $20k per year. Why pay that for an OOS school that isn’t a flagship or similar? </p>
<p>That same student would get full tuition at Bama and could get a bonus of 2500 or 4000 per year stacked on top.</p>