As the title says, what are some ways, through scholarships, financial aid, and such, that would make an out-of-state flagship, like University of Washington, more affordable?
Now, I’m not looking for someone to say, “look somewhere else for school,” or “go to community college.” That doesn’t really answer the question.
What are some ways that might make college at that particular school cheaper? Would retaking the ACT and getting a higher score help? Another big EC? What about no scholarships?
High ACT/SAT, high GPA, and outside scholarships. But state schools’ mission statement is to provide education to instate students - their aid packages reflects this.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1883453-what-type-of-schools-should-i-look-at.html is another one of your posts.
Does your USMC veteran father have any transferable GI Bill eligibility?
http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/post911_transfer.asp
However, it looks like you have dreams that may be larger than your budget. Not wanting to be the smartest person in the room is kind of at odds with getting a large scholarship, which colleges use to attract the smartest people for their rooms.
Family move to the state within the residency eligibility rules.
Sorry I didn’t notice your username when I made my first post. If you live in North Dakota you’re eligible for the Western Undergraduate Exchange: http://wiche.edu/wue
@StuckinND69 , at Washington, the main OOS scholarship is the Purple and Gold Scholarship: “For autumn 2016, scholarship amounts will range from $5,500 to $8,500 per year ($22,000 to $34,000 over four years).”
The schools offering WUE discounts include the flagships in the following states:
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota (your state)
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
The following flagships are not included:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Though the University of Washington doesn’t participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange. For some states’ flagships (Arizona, Hawai’i, Montana…), however, it certainly can help with affordability.
Though the flagships in California and Washington aren’t included, there are state schools in California and Washinghton that are eligible. I know you said that you wanted to go to an OOS flagship, but there are other options you should consider if your main priority is going OOS.
So the ones I would want to go to don’t. Hmm. Well, guess I’m stuck with, uhh, not a lot. Minnesota it is. I wish there were more schools like it that were affordable.
Are you from North Dakota? Are you a junior or senior?
If you are a junior and would qualify for need based aid (check the NPC) and have decent stats I would think of applying to some of the schools in the north east. I was recently at a college info session at Lehigh and the counselor talked about how she had never met anyone from ND, this was the only state and she spent quite a few minutes on it. So you might get geographic divesity points there. If there are schools that you are interested in, most have a map showing which states their admitted class if from, look for schools that have no one from North Dakota. Obviously if you are not at least above their 25% (preferably above 50%) this will not help.
UMN-TC is still an improvement over ND – you aren’t really “stuck”.
One way you might reduce the cost of an OOS is to reduce the amount of time you are in school there. If you have a lot of AP credits, or can take summer school (or a semester) at a local university or CC, you may only have to pay for 2 or 3 years OOS rather than 4. You might be able to do co-ops and earn as you learn. You can reduce living expenses by becoming an RA or really living on the cheap. Only you can decide how much the OOS school is worth it to you and how much you are willing to do to make it work.
I don’t think new EC’s are going to get you scholarships. Most specialty scholarships go to those who have put in years with that subject - sports, music, dance, robotics, science competitions. If the school has guaranteed grants for ACT/gpa, then yes, taking the test again may help you.
Did u look at the Midwest Student Exchange Program? You could go to U of kansas for $13,685 per yr. in tuition, it says.
Nebraska might be even cheaper … A 29 ACT usually qualifies you for a $14,000 per yr. Scholarship.
If you are in the Midwest Student Exchange, you could look into one of the U of Wisconsin schools.