<p>College</a> Search - University of Nevada: Reno - Nevada - Cost & Financial Aid</p>
<p>my family has 30k salary family of 4. Will my low gpa deter me from getting FA from nevada? Or will is lower the amount i get?</p>
<p>If your EFC is 0, then you’ll get full Pell and maybe some other fed aid. </p>
<p>Does the state of Nevada offer any aid to low income residents?</p>
<p>What is the Cost of attendance for UN-Reno? </p>
<p>Do you also have a public college that you could commute to if needed?</p>
<p>COA = $15,088 (includes tuition: $4642, R&B: $8500, plus other costs)</p>
<p>Howard University
Rank 96 nationally
Total number of undergraduates: 7,113
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 48.5%
Costs: 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $16,075</p>
<p>University of Arizona
102 Rank nationally
Total number of undergraduates: 29,719
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 80.5%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $5,542; Out-of-state: $18,676</p>
<p>University of New Hampshire
110 Rank nationally
Total number of undergraduates: 12,218
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 65.2%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $12,743; Out-of-state: $26,713</p>
<p>Ohio University
115 Rank
Total number of undergraduates: 17,539
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 77.8%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $8,907; Out-of-state: $17,871</p>
<p>University of Oregon
115 Rank
Total number of undergraduates: 17,619
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 85.3%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $4,952; Out-of-state: $15,812</p>
<p>Arizona State University
121 Rank
Total number of undergraduates: 53,298
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 90.3%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $6,526; Out-of-state: $19,629</p>
<p>Colorado State University
128 Rank
Total number of undergraduates: 21,783
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 85.5%
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $6,318; Out-of-state: $22,240</p>
<p>I would guess that you’re unlikely to get much beyond federal aid at any out-of-state public colleges. I’m not sure what financial aid University of Nevada might provide in addition since you’re in-state. If you get full (federal) Pell plus take out the max Stafford loans a freshman can take you’re still short about $4,000 vs. the $15K total for tuition and room & board at U of Nevada, Reno. Could you live at home? Is there a community college where you could enroll and live at home?</p>
<p>You could certainly ask UNReno what kind of typical financial aid they would provide a student with an EFC of 0 who is in-state. It would be nice to have a backup plan if that doesn’t work for you.</p>
<p>I’ll also try to find work. I just don’t really understand how the need absed aid system works. Especially since I am asian and have a low gpa. </p>
<p>also the millenium scholarship gives me an instant 10k</p>
<p>OP…you keep mentioning that you are an Asian…to be honest, unless you are an INTERNATIONAL Asian (someone whose citizenship is not U.S.), you ethnicity does not factor into financial aid…merit or need based.</p>
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<p>The above quote is not accurate…and I suspect the others are not either. For Ohio University for THIS year 2009-2010 the out of state costs are as follows:</p>
<p>18077 Tuition
5196 Room
5070 Board</p>
<p>$28343 total for out of state. </p>
<p>Perhaps the above is for tuition only. The full cost of attendance should include room/board as well…especially for OOS students who can’t commute from home.</p>
<p>so does gpa affect need based aid?</p>
<p>GPA affects your ability to get admitted into schools that may meet a larger portion of your need. Having need does not mean that a school (or the U.S./state government) will meet 100% of your need. Having a large need, low GPA and poor English/writing skills is not conducive to schools meeting your need.</p>
<p>What I’m asking specifically is will I at least get some need based aid. I don’t need full I still have another scholarship and possibly work through college. Will my low GPA lower the money I get?</p>
<p>The awarding of the Pell grant is NOT dependent on your GPA. If your state has money for low income students, that would likely not be affected by GPA (you would have to check that). So…you would get whatever portion of the Pell that you are eligible for…and also the Stafford loan. If you get the maximum Pell, and the Stafford (anyone who does the FAFSA gets the Stafford loan), you will have approximately $10,000 towards your college expenses.</p>
<p>Why don’t you try asking on the University of Nevada sub-forum about what in-state financial aid packages looked like for students with an EFC of 0? That should give you a lot of information.</p>
<p>As thumper says, your HS gpa will not be a determining factor for the Pell grant or Stafford loans, it will only prevent you from getting the ACG but next year is the last those will be awarded anyway. You should be aware that you will have to maintain satisfactory academic progress to continue receiving federal aid. In other words, you must successfully complete most of the courses you sign up for (or resign during the drop/add period, but that can also mean aid is reduced). A low gpa in college (ie. 2.0 or less) can result in loss of federal aid.</p>
<p>I know that. I will work much harder in college. Thanks for the advice everyone.</p>
<p>It looks like many/all of the schools listed in post #4 are just for tuition and don’t include the costs of room, board, books, etc. So, that is kind of misleading.</p>
<p>As for your grades and financial aid. Yes, sometimes your grades/test scores can affect your financial aid package. It won’t affect any state/fed aid, but it can affect institutional aid. Some colleges will give more aid to students with better stats.</p>
<p>Be sure to apply to a state school that you can commute to for a financial safety school.</p>
<p>Oh what the *<strong><em>. I just found out that the 10k scholarship I was supposed to get is void. *</em></strong> **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *<strong><em>. I *</em></strong>ing hate the pieces of **** politicians who made this decision. What the **** raise the salaries of *<strong><em>ing firemen to six figures? Raise the price of tuition while giving students less money? What the *</em></strong> is wrong with the board of education in this state. **** I have a low income family, what the **** am I going to get? </p>
<p>Guess I’ll just have to live at home for college. I won’t even have a social life. :(</p>
<p>Apparantly the scholarship ran out of money. Its not because of my gradse.</p>
<p>Seriously living at home for college will be a nightmare for me. I have a hard time making friends as it is. I may have to go to a college where social circles have pretty much all been formed already, and I don’t really have much friends.</p>
<p>It’s hard to believe that someone as articulate as yourself has difficulty making freinds.</p>
<p>*I may have to go to a college where social circles have pretty much all been formed already, and I don’t really have much friends. *</p>
<p>What do you mean?</p>
<p>If you commute to your local college, then there will be many new freshmen there from various places. How will they already have social circles formed?</p>
<p>And, join some clubs and such…you’ll make friends.</p>
<p>Just because you’ll be living at home, does not mean that you can’t make your campus your daytime place to be. Hang out in the dining venues, hang out in the libraries to do your homework, get an on-campus job, join clubs… You can just use your home as a place to sleep.</p>
<p>M2ck is spot on: You can join clubs and make the campus the focus of your day-time life. Don’t be hesitant to make friends with kids who do live in the dorms. Locate multiple visible study spots on campus. The big mistake some commuters make is that they only are on-campus when they are in class. Don’t make that mistake and you should find a social life.</p>