Out of state schools?

mom2collegekids
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:19:25 +0000

I’m looking for reasonably priced schools since my family doesn’t make a lot of money and I don’t want to be in bone crushing debt when I leave college.

Well, YOU can only borrow $5,500 for freshman year, so the amount that your parents will pay will likely determine where you can afford to go to college.

IF they can pay $10,000 per year, then with your $5,550, that’s about $15k per year. That won’t pay for OOS schools.

Your test scores aren’t high enough for the schools that give generous need-based aid, and they aren’t high enough for merit-based aid. You have a 1090 M+CR SAT.

Ask your parents how much they’ll pay each year. If they can’t pay much, then likely your instate schools may be all you can afford. You may only be able to afford a school that you can commute to.