Which college should I choose?

parent56
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:16:40 +0000

hillsdale… would you consider a school in alabama that is known for research and sciences. It is still accepting apps and still has oos automatic merit available.

app is quick and easy…no essay required and you will hear quickly once they receive your transcripts and test scores… I recently checked with the scholarship people and the oos scholarships are available but going quickly. so if you put in your app, you have a great shot at it. It is too late to apply to the honors college, but there are honors tracks for most majors.

total cost for oos is 20-25K (tuition, dorm and food)(easy to keep food cost down as dorms are suite with mini kitchen or full apt with fridge/stove etc)
Fall 2011 First-Year Freshmen Estimated
First-Year Freshman Out-of-State
Tuition and Fees* $14,256
Books and Supplies** $1000
Meal Plan $450 - $3,894
Total $15,706 - $19,150
Residence Hall (Blazer/Camp Hall)*** $5,200
Grand Total $20,906 - $24,350

The last scores that we will consider for scholarship purposes are the December ACT and SAT test scores from your senior year in high school.
Blazer Elite Scholarship
$15,000
Based on academic achievement (28-36 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)
Blazer Gold Scholarship
$10,000
Based on academic achievement (26-27 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)
Blazer Pride Scholarship
$5,000
Based on academic achievement (24-25 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)
Students receiving UAB merit-based scholarships are required to live on campus for their first year of enrollment.

with your 29 act you would get the blazer elite which means you would need between 5-10K per year… easily covered by the 50K you have…no loans no debt

food costs can be kept to a minimum at uab, as the suite dorms have mini kitchen area and the apartment style dorms have full kitchens with fridge stove etc.

tier 1 research university. receives more research funding than all other alabama schools combined. Incredible research opportunities for undergrads.

faculty student ratio is 17:1. average class size is about 30 students. avg act is 24.3. i recently checked for someone else and its 2010 75% stats are on par with upitt as a comparison. for sat scores uab had 75% of 680 and 690, pitt had 670 and 670… so it is a good school, just not talked about very much on cc.

it has been ranked 3rd for student race/class interactions and 11th for student happiness by princeton review. It is 26%AA. It is not a strong football/greek school. Only about 6% greek.

here is an overview:
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/sat/...sat-scores.htm

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/sat/...lvania-sat.htm

feel free to ask questions…S2 is there doing forensic chemistry and molecular biology, has already done research began in 1st semester freshman year and has presented, currently working in another lab doing research.