<p>*i haven’t turned in my fafsa, so i don’t really know yet about money at uark.
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<p>Unless your family is lowish income (low enough EFC to get Pell), I don’t see you getting any need based aid from UArk…other than a small loan.</p>
<p>Did you get any merit money from UArk?</p>
<p>Sorry I misunderstood you, Plumazul. UMCP is also well known for giving great aid. I’m glad it worked out for you. Your point about state flagships is a good one.</p>
<p>I will recieve in state tuition to uark based on my sat and gpa</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>That’s what I thought…so the cost will be about …</p>
<p>In-state tuition and fees: $6,768
Room and board: $8,042 </p>
<h2>Books and supplies: $1,082 </h2>
<p>Direct costs…about …$15k</p>
<p>Estimated personal expenses: $2,032 </p>
<h2>Transportation expense: $936 </h2>
<p>Indirect costs…and additional $3k.</p>
<p>So, can you swing that? </p>
<p>If not, then Sam Houston may be your only option.</p>
<p>I hope that you can make UArk work (it is a very nice school) or that you’ll enjoy attending Sam Houston State. Good luck</p>
<p>This thread is an important thread for current high school juniors to read. Many kids get “laser-focused” on one school (so I am attending Baylor next year (that’s not changing) ), and when it doesn’t work out financially, they realize that they haven’t applied to enough schools that they LIKE and that are affordable. </p>
<p>I imagine that if your stats are high enough for UArk to waive OOS tuition, then there are probably other schools that would have done the same or more.</p>
<p>You can always take off a year and re-apply to more affordable schools next year. It isn’t written in stone you have to attend college 3 months after graduating high school. I took a year off, worked, and felt I had a much better attitude and reason to complete college, after being in the real world for a year.</p>
<p>Yes…</p>
<p>however, some schools limit awarding merit scholarships to high school seniors only. Not all do, but some do.</p>
<p>He might try quickly submitting apps to LSU and/or Miss St. They might give him a good scholarship if his stats are good.</p>
<p>Hiyas,</p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread because I’m in the same boat at as th OP. Baylor has always been my dream school, and I was accepted with a 54k merit scholarship. I’ve pretty much given up hope that it’s affordable. But Baylorbear if you’re considering Sam Houston, have you thought about SFA? Just curious, what are you looking for in a college? small, liberal arts or huge, party campus ;)</p>
<p>For those that live in Texas (which seems to be the majority), I know there are a lot of merit scholarships given through the state for high ranked students (10%, valedictorian etc) and also lots of public and private universities give really nice scholarships (UTD, UH etc) especially since the deadlines for those schools aren’t until the summer, so if you decide that you can’t afford x school then apply for one of those public schools. Also, besides Baylor, a lot of private universities in Texas offer really nice merit scholarships too. My parent’s EFC is higher than most COA’s so I’m out of luck as far as most need based aid goes, so I’ve done a lot of research into merit scholarships in Texas (particularly Houston area).</p>