ROTC at Tufts - about 30 students They Train to Be Officers, but Always Team Players | Tufts Now (was curious!)
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Doesn’t it seem like they aren’t in the school of A&S or engineering? I think a lot of schools that have top schools in fine arts disciplines re need based for academics, and have different aid practices for the arts. Rochester comes to mind for being that way.
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But UR has merit in its main schools. I need to ask the Tufts person if he found anything.
But it’s clear from the school at least - none. We talked about ROTC on here but that’s outside. Will follow up.
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Late response - the financial offer was based upon my kids high school GPA/coursework. After financial aid - Room and Board per year was $24,000. Cheaper than the UC’s.
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Congratulations! Similar story here: stats and ECs similar to your son’s and also got $44K merit + $2K visit grant + $2K Early Admit Grant. Very generous offer.
Many schools provide room and or board to ROTC students, since the students are bringing a fully funded outside tuition scholarship with them. I am not sure Tufts does, but most of the tier 2 private schools do provide something to entice the cadets to choose their school.
We got excellent merit and need based aid at St Olaf. Final COA is LESS than our state flagship. (We did get a chunk of need based aid -but the merit was also pretty good!)
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We have two average high stats kids, and what we’ve learned from the process is that in-state schools are usually the most affordable option. Even with smaller scholarships, they’re often cheaper than out-of-state schools that offer larger merit aid. However, both of our kids want to stay in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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At the same time, we are learning that some privates like Susquehanna and Washington College and others can beat even publics.
I think the competition is heating up !!
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When my older daughter applied in 2020, she received the maximum merit award ($40K/year) from Ursinus and in-state rate + $4K from UofSC. Both still cost more than UMD with a $5K presidential scholarship. I did a quick search for the current COA for UMD and the other two schools you mentioned and listed below a table comparing UMD, Susquehanna, and Washington College, assuming the maximum merit at the private schools and the $5K scholarship at UMD:
| School | COA Before Aid | Max Merit / Aid | Net COA |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMD — In‑State | $32,408 | $5,000 | $27,408 |
| Susquehanna University | $79,030 | $44,000 | $35,030 |
| Washington College | $78,830 | $38,000 | $40,830 |
My youngest, recently accepted to UMD, received a partial BK scholarship, which makes her actual COA even lower.
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Yes, each situation will vary - and not saying you did, but I personally would not use COA but rather tuition, fees, room & board - only because one school says $5K personal and the other $1,500 etc.
Most at UMD won’t get merit, let alone a BK.
And for example, I know one parent on here is $24K for Susquehanna - but maybe includes need or additional awards.
But each situation is different. Whatever works best for someone is what’s best!!
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This will likely vary a lot by state of residence. Cost of attendance before aid is higher than that in CA and going out of state to other regions can be a lower COA after merit.
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So far - I’ve found that many small LAC get close to or better than instate for us - so in state public isn’t always cheapest.
Also got great merit at Miami U in Oxford, Ohio. Lower than in state public
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