There are some other requirements too, like gpa, certain courses (including a foreign language), community service hours. Then once you have it, you have to maintain a certain gpa and take at least 12 credits/sem. Many students I know have lost BF at some point during college.
I feel like I donât deserve a spot if kids like that donât get in, even if I do get rejected. I just donât like holistic admissions for this reason. I strongly believe the strongest people academically (because college is academic) should be getting the spots.
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Same in my state (and probably every other state). All these people complain about Florida - but Florida is the only state that is doing something to make college actually affordable for a lot people (and they are doing it using a merit based system).
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William and Mary, which is where I went to school, is now over $40k a year. I still made my daughter apply - but she will most likely not go even if she gets in. Also, they are not known for giving merit both for in-state or out of state.
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$12k - thatâs a bargain!
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Thatâs without room and board
One of the main reasons I am hoping for a acceptance tomorrow is because of how affordable UF is while I got accepted to my dream school umich (which is 76k a year) it does not compare to Florida tuition both in state and out
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Your PARENTS would have to live in Florida for a year if you are a dependent (as they define it). But that wouldnât get you Bright Futures. Thatâs a scholarship program for those who graduate from a Florida high school, and students must start using it within a certain time period after graduating from that Florida high school.
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76k a year! Thatâs crazy is UM a private school?
Nope! It is public.
True, I meant the question soley from a tuition stand point.
I get what you are saying - but l guess it goes back to a college wanting to create a particular class where everyone is not the carbon copy of each other. Still, I feel bad for those kids who worked so hard to get those stats and couldnât get in.
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Should I assume their merit and financial packages help to cover most of the cost? Still insane though.
I got a 12k merit scholarship (which I think is the most they give) and I am waiting to see if other financial packages are available but yeah it is insanely expensive for oos.
No you donât. Many people in Florida are renters and their kids are still instate. There is a form to fill out to establish residency, with all kinds of questions about when you moved to Florida, lease/mortgage info, utilities, car registration,etc. There can be a variety of ways to establish residency. My friends, for example, were military so their cars were registered in Alaska, but they owned a home and had lived in Florida for 15 years or so.
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Oh I see. Thanks for correcting me on that.
Well i know thatâs your dream school so congrats on getting in. I still hope youâre able to join the gator family. We would love to have you hear and you wouldnât come close to having that type of financial burden.
Thank you 
I will be sure to update tomorrow!
Oos tuition for Umich is listed $57,273. Thatâs just the tuition. Close to an Ivy school
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accepted to unc, uga, utk, ncsu, deferred from umich, tulane, northeastern, and villanova - based on these results, would you expect an acceptance or rejection tomorrow?