It may just be someone in the legislature who wanted to “float” the idea and see what happens. It’s really early in the process, and this would be fairly expensive. I’ll be surprise if it gets through this year. The in-state Benacquisto was touch and go for a few years.
The reason behind the scholarship, was to encourage top Florida students to stay in the state. Open it up to OOS students is surprising. How much is COA?
The scholarship currently pays out whatever is the highest COA for attending one of the 12 Florida Universities (UF doesn’t have the highest COA, I think it’s one of the south Florida schools). The scholarship will pay the school first for tuition (and room & board if you’re living in a dorm), and then they deposit the rest in your bank account.
Guess who’s DS17 missed it by one point…then he goes off and crushes the SAT and ACT. I would trade one more point on the PSAT for 100 points on his SAT… $-) $-)
@mtrosemom I don’t think so. Her school doesn’t offer a probational semester; you have to appeal to the scholarship committee, which she did at the end of spring semester. Her fall grades were even worse, so I don’t think it would help because there is no way she can rebound above a 3.25 in one semester.
Michigan Tech sent D a flash drive with their logo – useful swag, woot! Then last night a student called her to see if she had any questions and they talked for a bit. I wonder why she’s now started talking about visiting MT for admitted students day? A little love goes a long way!
(Yeah I know, USB drive – excitement! But she doesn’t have any scholarship interviews or big competitions so I have to dig a little.)
@STEM2017, is ASU looking like “the one?” Or just in first position now? The engineering program there sounds great!
@NerdMom88, I feel for you and I think you’re doing the right thing for now. With all your D has been through, a sudden change in college and location might not be the best thing. Of course you also have to decide what you can afford, but it looks like this one semester won’t break the bank. With my oldest D, we ended up paying for an extra semester (in-state, so could have been worse). She also took a semester off to work and continues to work part-time. She’s also taken out the max federal loans and will graduate with three extra semesters. Different from your D, but puts the financial clamps on similarly.
It sounds like your D is willing to put in a great amount of work now which is great for keeping herself physically and mentally healthy even if school doesn’t work out as planned. Hang in there and get through semester by semester, day by day. It sounds like you’re all hanging together as a family and that’s the most important thing.
I’ve been to 3? 4? NAMI Family Support Meetings and found them to be very helpful.
The women leading the meetings have been wonderful. I was surprised how easy it was to blurt out all my fears and worries about our college freshman to a group of people I’d never met before. And to recieve such understanding and kind words in return!
If you feel the stress is really taking a toll on your own well being, consider therapy for yourself! You’re worth it!
@snoozn Hopefully it’s the right move. She has said that she doesn’t feel like she can talk to us when things are going wrong because she doesn’t want to admit what she perceives as failure – and I can understand that. Heck, I’m 54 and I still don’t want to admit to my parents when I’ve failed! She did suggest that she could talk with her younger sister if needed, and have D17 relay to us. If playing a game of telephone is the best I can get, I’ll take it!
@Midwest67 I’ve never been to a NAMI meeting. I’ll check to see if there’s one nearby. I’ve also talked with my H about going back to therapy but I’ve just started taking care of some long-neglected physical issues, because last year sucked so much for both parents and both kids that I put everything else on hold. I’m going to give it some serious consideration now.
Also, I’d like to announce that I have a new member of my office menagerie. My assistant was aware of what was happening yesterday and today she presented me with a sock monkey that has a heart on his shirt. :x
@NerdMom88 How far from home is your D15? I definitely feel your pain. My S12 did great his Freshman year; then started struggling his sophomore year. We began hearing that Sophomore year is often a very difficult year and many students start dealing with depression/emotional issues in this year. He basically shut himself off from us going into 2nd Semester of Sophomore year and went into a deep depression.
It’s good that your D is opening up to you - utilizing the school counselling and having regular check-ins is really key. My S ultimately ended up moving home second semester of his Junior Year and commuting the 40 minutes to school. He ended up making Dean’s list his last four/five semesters and is in a much better place now.
@snoozn Is ASU the one? He’s not at that point in the decision process yet. But it has moved very high on the list. Funny, since it wasn’t even on the list 3 weeks ago.
@Motiv8tedmom23 My D15 is about 11 hours away by car. The saving grace is that my best friend – D’s godmother – lives about 30 to 40 minutes from her. Last semester she picked up D15 for a few dinners out and Thanksgiving at her house, but D was able to hide the issues she was having from her godmother as well.
As for D15 opening up, it’s very seldom and usually motivated by something she can no longer hide. She’s always been intense private. That’s not a bad thing, unless you’re in this situation.
@NerdMom88 So sorry to hear about your daughter’s difficulties. It sounds like you have a plan for this semester based on open and consistent communication. Try it and see. If it works, great. If not, she comes home, regroups, maybe does CC for awhile and then finishes at a 4 year school. There are many paths and a rocky start is not the end of the world, even if it feels very stressful right now.
@STEM2017 I really wanted D to consider ASU. As I mentioned, she has a very good friend who ended up at Barrett on some kind of very big MAC. But my D wilts in the heat so nearly all of her target schools are located in Ohio and Minnesota!
@NerdMom88 I am so sorry for your daughter and your family. Follow your gut and your heart on this. It sounds like you have a great plan in place. I’m sure her feeling of disappointing everyone made it hard on her. But the fact that she is communicating and being so open is a great sign. Keep doing what you are doing and make sure to take care of yourself too. Big hugs to you :x
Hi everybody, I had asked college confidential to change my name to something easier and it has finally happened so I am no longer What???!!
I have a question about OU for anyone who might know more about housing there… my ds has been asked to register for housing even though he hasn’t committed. My question is what is the difference between the Honors dorm and the National Merit floor? Why would one be more desirable then the other?
Re Swag. None. Zip, zilch. The only thing son has been given is some lacrosse shorts and pinnies, and I think they gave those away so they wouldn’t have to wash the smelly things again, lol. They are kind of cool though.
But nothing has ever come in the mail for him. Even his acceptance packages have been pretty boring. Nice, but very vanilla, not much zest. @snoozn A flash drive would be cool!!
