As I said, I did NOT say that I was guaranteed a scholarship. I just think I’m a good student, and have a good chance. I have a fee waiver from Wake, so why not apply since they like first gen. Let’s see if I get anything. I was looking at USC, but I’m not sure if they’re good for my major. Heard U of TN was expensive and very picky when it comes to giving scholarships. I understand it’s like that everywhere but some places are a lil less picky. I’ll do Miami Ohio for sure
I know this
I can apply test-optional to W&M I’m pretty sure. Also, UVA was a reach just to see what would hapoen…as I said
OP, since you need a lot of money, you need to be 100% focused on safeties. Forget about reaches, or even matches. To get a lot of money you need to be WAY above a school’s average. The higher you are correlates with more money. Spend your time focused on that category of school.
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I just wanted to know what the difference between UNC Asheville and UNC Wilmington were. Like why did he suggest that over any other small UNC location? Wouldn’t they both be expensive?
I’m thinking Miami Ohio as another safety, but I don’t think I’m gonna be happy there
This where I get the impression that you’re assuming you’re going to get scholarships that you may not get with your current SAT (at colleges that base merit on test scores). Lots of Class of 2021 applicants thought they’d get a “decent bit” at colleges that are typically merit-generous, only to find out that they received considerably less.
You’re free to apply wherever you want - but if you get in and can’t afford it per the NPC, it’s kind of a waste to spend the time on rigorous applications to places like UVA & Wake, where it’s highly unlikely that you’ll receive any merit.
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UNC Wilmington: very popular, near the beach, lots of applicants (both in and out of state) - so harder to get into from out-of-state, less likely that you’d see any merit at all.
UNC Asheville: less popular with in-state applicants - possibly a better chance of getting in from out-of-state, maybe a better chance at a bit of merit but I’m not sure what their merit stats are.
For WVU… it looks like you’d get $12K/year in automatic merit. OOS COA is about 40K. I hope there’s something I’m missing, that gets the cost down to the numbers you suggest.
I don’t think we’ve discussed Appalachian State in this thread? But it’s a good school that has a lot in common with WVU (Blue Ridge Mtns, and overall “vibe” of the school), but gives some large merit scholarships that you might have a shot at.
Centre College can be quite generous with merit. Kentucky isn’t on your list of target states but Danville is only 80 miles from the TN border.
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Much of the reason for this thread is the relatively high in-state cost of PA publics. OP cannot afford Pitt without merit. Some OOS publics will merit will be cheaper than in-state. They just have to be well-chosen.
Both UNC Asheville & Appalachian State would check OP’s “chill & friendly” box.
App State is also a very popular option with both in & out of state applicants (making it more of a challenge for out-of-state applicants). I believe the few larger merit scholarships from App State are competitive in nature, so OP would have to to submit a separate scholarship application for those vs. having them automatically given.
I’m pretty sure also that Tennessee & UofSC have info on their websites about automatic merit given for certain test score levels - so I don’t believe they are picky about who they give it to. My daughter applied to both, specifically looking for merit, and got what we thought she would based on each school’s website info.
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Info on Western Carolina’s per semester out of state tuition (approx. $5,500 for full time student) and room & board (as low as $4,800).
https://www.wcu.edu/apply/tuition-and-fees/fall-spring-undergraduate-tuition-and-fees.aspx
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I don’t understand your comment. I (and many others) are trying to be helpful. Part of that is getting feedback on suggestions to better understand your preferences.
As far as your comment on the schools I arbitrarily mentioned, they are not safeties because of the unknown affordability factor.
This site may be of interest in your research. It was posted in another thread. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-merit-aid
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As i Said, I’m doing test-optional. And I’m doing the common app, so it’ll be easy
COA oos is $25,000 - 12k = 13,000
13,000+11,000 = 24,000
I was considering App State. I could look into them more.
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Many schools have several supplemental essays in addition to the common app writing sections, these are probably posted on most schools sites already (common app goes live 8/1). Many students applying to selective schools write 15-20 essays, don’t underestimate the time it will take to do this well. Writing good supplemental essays requires research of what each school is looking for in an applicant, so can be time consuming even before one starts writing.
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I could care less about submitting an app for a scholarship. Might as well try. You can’t throw in the towel before trying. This isn’t Vandy we’re talking about. But at the same time, I’m trying to be realistic about the places I choose. Ones with lots of scholarships and ones that cater to me because some do.
Why is the tuition so low?
You do understand…