Dropping UNM Albuquerque
@GuessME5 Can you clarify if you are instate for Texas?
Why did you drop Toledo and NM. They could at least be affordable. You just dropped a full ride???
Rutgers and Ohio won’t give you a full ride. That is what you need almost right? Stevens won’t likely be affordable. You need to keep your full rides on for goodness sake. You don’t attend by magic.
@gearmom, no, I’m not - this is what I think. I don’t know if NCP is claiming me as his dependent or not, he won’t tell me. So I’ll take my situation as OOS in any case.
The problem is that a lot of state publics are committed to providing a great education to their own students and won’t provide you with $. You have the exceptions listed. You need an expert to review. @prezbucky @MYOS1634
@gearmom, yes I’m looking for full ride or at least full tuition covering the other costs with Pell Grant and loans. I came across some really bad reviews of Toledo especially the poor academic quality and bad management, lackluster professors. I want rigorous competition and academics. As for NM, the only hope is Regents and I read somewhere majority of those go to in state kids. The Amigo is insufficient.
Wait for the experts. @prezbucky knows about Toledo.
You cannot make a decision about your education based on some online reviews posted by 19 year old kids, especially on an anonymous message board.
You are trying to thread a very narrow needle here- almost full ride to a kid living overseas with a foreign HS transcript, low income mother and non-cooperative dad, no instate option despite being an American citizen.
That’s enough of a hurdle to overcome without you adding to your difficulties. For now, any accredited four year college with a degree program in your area of interest where you might qualify for a full ride has to stay on the list. Down the road you get to prune and pluck… but trust me, I could direct you to a negative internet post about every single college on your list right now. And then- guess what- your best option would be to stay close to home… which of course is your default option anyway.
Dropping Texas A&M. After some research found out that they aren’t generous to their own in state students.
Why did you drop NM and Toledo? Drop Toledo if you want to…but I’d keep NM on the list.
A bunch of those schools have a big sports culture…I’m not saying you shouldn’t apply, but understand that those large flagships all have a sports culture for some sport…basketball, football, or whatever.
In my opinion, you need to look at a map. I personally don’t view Stony Brook as urban…I think it’s suburban.
I think you need to figure out which Texas schools to apply to…and which to ditch. I can’t understand why you have ANY of those schools on your list. But that’s my opinion.
@thumper1 Toledo is a full ride. Why would he drop it?
One of the most successful people I know did undergrad at Toledo and MBA at OSU, he’s an executive at a Fortune 500 company based in Columbus. I wouldn’t cross off a full ride, especially since what was a sure thing for this application season may not hold true for next year’s. The general trend recently has been for schools to scale back NMF awards, automatic merit aid and make full rides competitive with holistic application processes that can be hard to predict. Make sure you review again updated merit policies of the schools you apply to next fall, so you can spend your application fees wisely. Policies change quickly, stay up to date.
@blossom. I’m sure of UT Dallas and UT Tyler (dad’s Alma). I do have offers from National University of Singapore, 2-3 schools from UK, Australian National University, McGill, top universities in India but they won’t be as affordable as US schools. I’m looking for quality. So I’m going to make sure I achieve the first step towards my American dream.
You are engaging in fallacious thinking here.
“They won’t be as affordable as US schools”-- fallacy number one. You have been admitted to zero US schools right now, so comparing relative affordability is a luxury you cannot afford.
“I’m looking for quality”- fallacy number two. I’m not sure what metrics you are using to measure quality here, but you seem to have a finger on the scale (or at least a very sliding scale).
“the first step towards my American dream”- there are tens of thousands of highly successful people in America-- today- who were educated overseas. They got THEIR first step towards their American dream by getting a Bachelor’s degree in the most affordable way possible (since many of them are low income) and then coming to the US for grad school.
National University of Singapore doesn’t meet your definition of quality?
What? And exactly HOW are you measuring “quality”?
You need significant financial aid to attend college here, right?
Re: the Texas schools…why Texas? Why? And why your dad’s Alma mater…when you have had zero meaningful interactions with him? Do you think the school will give you more money because your dad is an alum (they won’t)?
@gearmom Re Toledo…yes, it’s a full ride…and maybe it should stay on. But he also has a number of other guarantees full rides already ON his list.
@thumper1, your suggestions are very, very helpful.
The problem with NM is they have Regents, a competitive scholarship and are awarded to only 20 or so applicants mostly in state kids as told by @WayOutWestMom. So it’s more like a gamble and I haven’t got much money to spend on app fees, score sending fees either. The Amigo is insufficient.
Toledo is giving a full ride for my merit profile. I checked it on their website. But seeing its ranking, reviews and academics - I though of dropping it as I have better full rides available and shouldn’t waste my app fee on Toledo. But if you insist that I still try these 2 schools, I’ll have to reconsider.
I have no problem with sports culture and stuff as long as I’m satisfied with their program.
The reason I added Stony Brook is that it’s near to NYC hoping I’ll have easier time finding internship opportunities here (Finance). Also tempted after running their NPC and scholarship.
As for Texas schools, UT Dallas has AES scholarship which is full tuition and also $6k a year stipend. UT Tyler is a full ride merit Scholarship. I really love UT Austin’s BHP Finance (second to Wharton). Dropped Texas A&M. University of Dallas, Trinity and Southwestern have good FA (ran NPC). The University of Houston has a Tier One competitive full tuition plus 2 years of housing scholarship.
@blossom, thanks for your advice. NUS is $50k a year almost, no scholarship. I’m international student in Singapore.
@GuessME5 no you are NOT an international student. You are an American Citizen living abroad. There is a HUGE difference!
And you also wrote this:
So…which is it…do you live in India or Singapore? Please keep your stories straight here.
@thumper1, but I’ll be considered as an international student in Singapore, isn’t it? For admission and visa stuff. Anyways, NUS is off my table.
You are NOT an international student…you are a U.S. citizen living abroad.
As a U.S. citizen, you won’t need a visa to study here. Do you hold a U.S. passport?
But how did Singapore get into the discussion when on March 20 you lived in INDIA with your mom.