Would I get less money than I currently expect for UNLV financial aid?

Paying for College
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My safety school is UNLV because the in-state tuition is approx 6k, and the gpa req/admission isn’t too competitive so I’m pretty sure I’ll be accepted.

Im retaking the ACT in September and if i score well, I’ll just choose from some automatic full ride scholarship but…

Just in case I go here, I calculated that the Nevada Millenium scholarship will give me 2.5k per year and Pell Grant should be around 5k per year. But they have admissions scholarships that I’m sure most people who go there wouldn’t exactly qualify for… So let’s just say i got another 1k per year and did federal work study while living on campus.

I’m hoping for that to be at least tuition paid off, but I’ll live on or near campus.

Would you say I could count on this plan’s expectations? Really the only guaranteed amount is the 2.5k but I’m pretty sure the pell Grant will be a good amount. I still have to come up with like 15k for the cost of living, so I’m very hopeful that my ACT score is a solid 28-31 lol

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Have you run the Net Price Calculator on UNLV’s web site? Do that.

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How are you paying your living expenses?

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In addition to tuition you need books, you can save some from the estimates, but you will see that textbooks are quite expensive.

Here is a sample calculator for Living Off Campus (as you see they still use an old year on the simple calculator UNLV uses)

Financial aid Yes
Age 17
Living arrangement Living on my own or with a roommate
Residency Eligible for in-state tuition
Marital Status No
Children No
Number in Family Five
Number in College One child
Household Income Between $30,000 - $39,999

Academic Year: 2012-13
Estimated tuition and fees $6,586

  • Estimated room and board charges (Includes rooming accommodations and meals) $9,512
  • Estimated cost of books and supplies $1,200
  • Estimated other expenses (Personal expenses, transportation, etc.) $6,438
    Estimated total cost of attendance: $23,736
  • Estimated total grant aid: (Includes both merit and need based grant and scholarship aid from Federal, State, or Local Governments, or the Institution) $6,143

Estimated Net Price After Grants and Scholarships: $17,593

So they think you need 6500 for tuition and 1,200 for books and you will get 6400 in aid if I remembered you data correctly. This calculator doesn’t ask for test scores or gpa so doesn’t include merit. Run it yourself if your data is different.

https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/checklist/before-price-calculator