Public unis risky?

gapyearstudent
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:57:23 +0000

name the colleges you got into coz it’s easier to help u



SUNY Geneseo and Rollins College. Wow, I just checked and Geneseo and Rollins actually have a similar 4-year graduation rate and Geneseo actually has a ** higher ** 6-year graduation rate. I guess my worries have been for naught.



With aid, how much of a difference will there be between the two institutions? How much of your aid will be in loans?



About 5-6,000/year. None are in loans, they were merit scholarships. I hope I can graduate in 4 years, although I am considering a double major.



Nothing is a guarantee anywhere. Merit aid is per awarded per year and you can lose it if your grade point is too low or for a reason you can’t even forsee.



True. But that doesn’t stop me from worrying. I just wanted to be educated on the risks. The GPA requirement for my scholarship at Rollins is a 3.2



For example, how sure are you at each school that your financial aid package is going to remain the same or similar?



The same. They’re merit scholarships, and continued as long as I have a satisfactory GPA.



Which has fewer general education requirements, so that you can spend less time fulfilling required courses and more times either exploring what you’d like to study or taking courses in your major?



Wow, I never even thought of that, thanks. I believe both have about the same number of required gen ed courses.

This might all be for nothing. I’ve applied to some elite institutions because we qualify for significant need-based aid (3 in college at a time). I should just start worrying in April perhaps. I just wanted to get people’s opinion on public vs. private for both myself and others. Thanks and feel free to follow up with your comments.