<p>*3.51 GPA, 28 ACT, 1950 SAT *</p>
<p>My parents are divorced, moms a nurse, dads a doc. Last year, I had a complete lapse in focus and my grades severely dropped and my dad concluded that Im not a worth investment and insists he will only pay for me to go to a local commuter school</p>
<p>add a school or two (probably private) that gives good scholarships and would be under 20/15k per year for a kid with my stats.</p>
<p>So, what’s the situation?</p>
<p>Will mom pay $15-20k?</p>
<p>Or are you adding the cost of a local public (which dad will pay) to the amount that mom will pay and THEN coming up with that figure?</p>
<p>$15k is about the cost of room, board, books, fees and transportation at many privates. That would mean that you’d need a full tuition scholarship.</p>
<p>Many scholarship deadlines have passed.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t limit to privates. Some publics may still offer some merit…like Miss St, Truman St, and maybe LSU (check their deadlines)</p>
<p>Try some low tier privates. If you’re a boy, look for schools that want more boys. </p>
<p>What is your intended major?</p>
<p>How about making a deal with dad. Ask him if he’ll agree to pay for the first semester of college, if you get X.X GPA this year. And, then as long as you maintain a X.X GPA for Fall semester, he’ll then pay for Spring…and then keep that deal going each semester. Agree that if you don’t maintain your grades, you’ll return home.</p>
<p>If he says no, then ask him if he’ll pay off a student loan if you maintain a certain GPA each year in college (for instance, if you borrow 5500 for frosh year, and then you get a 3.0, he’ll pay of the loan. And repeat that each year.).</p>
<p>If he still says no, then he basically has no intention of paying no matter what and is just using last year’s grades as a cover-up. Is he remarried? If so, is it possible that his new wife doesn’t want him to pay?</p>
<p>What were your grades for junior year? What are your grades for this semester?</p>