OOS financial aid. Is it really as bad as some say?

umcoe16
Sun, 07 Feb 2016 16:10:30 +0000

If out of state students have some sort of aid that doesn’t require repayment, chances are it comes some sort of external funding rather than UM itself. UM rarely gives merit based aid to anybody simply because everybody who comes to UM is strong academically.

My personal position is that at a public university, scholarships and grants (i.e., aid that doesn’t require repayment) should be reserved exclusively for in state students. Going to a public university out of state is a choice you make, thus you should be expected to pay the full tuition in making that decision. If you have difficulty affording it, then stay in state.