full ride available at Troy University. APPLY RIGHT NOW AND SEND ACT SCORE ASAP.
http://www.troy.edu/scholarships/undergraduate/troy-scholarships.html
Millennium Scholar’s Award, pays full tuition, room and board. Requirements are 32 ACT and/or 1420 Old SAT 1 (CR & M only) or 1470 New SAT and 3.7 GPA (4.0 scale). Application deadline is March 1st.
at this point you need to scrap the ideal college wish list and replace it with “Most Affordable” – and of the schools on your list that leaves Alabama.
Your room and board year 1 will be biggest expense. however, she can immediately pursue an RA position for subsequent years. depending on UA’s policy, that could cover room or room + meal plan, plus secure housing for years 2-4.
she can also pursue these competitive scholarships once she begins:
https://honors.ua.edu/scholarships/honors-scholarships/
https://honors.ua.edu/scholarships/prestigious-scholarships/
https://honors.ua.edu/scholarships/premier-award/
the personal catastrophes your family has experienced should give your daughter pause about taking on massive college debt. life has a way of refusing to cooperate with our best-laid plans. the debt she may be considering taking on would be very difficult to pay off under the best of circumstances. what happens if life throws her another curveball? it could ruin her future. she really needs to focus on minimizing college debt.
she could look at Alabama-Huntsville and Alabama-Birmingham to see if they may be less expensive than UA.
also she might consider commuting to a directional Wisconsin state university if that would be less expensive and if there is one near you.
i will repost this website so you can comb thru for other options:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
if you decide to take a gap year and reboot the process, you might have a wider selection of affordable options – especially if she can retake the ACT and score a 34 or higher.