<p>We were notified via email today that financial aid awards are in my DD's Buzzport. If you log into buzzport and click on "financial aid award letter" which is on the left bottom of the page you can see your award letter. Scholarships given out by the local alumni clubs are also included in that letter so it covers merit awards. </p>
<p>I think they are releasing their decisions in batches. GT does not have a gigantic endowment like some private schools, so their policy on OOS is similar to UVa’s and UNC’s – OOS students do not get much aid, and what they get is mostly if not all loans. Therefore, I did not expect much. However, I was thrilled that DS did get some scholarship money, plus an opportunity for federal loans. They do what they can for the OOS kids. </p>
<p>Loans: $43,690.00
Scholarships/Grants: 0$
Thanks for the great offer Georgia Tech! I mean I would have thought you could at least find $5,000 lying around for an oos student, but nope. Nothing</p>
<p>Nobody likes loans, but if you check around, you won’t be able to find a better college loan deal than the federal ones. For a lower middle class student, they can mean the difference between going to college and not going at all. I am grateful that GT offered my S and I the opportunity to get those loans. But yes, we’d be way over $100K in debt after 4 years. Our in-state school does not offer the engineering my S wants, so he’s GT bound and yes it’s expensive. We will deal with it.</p>
<p>My son is still waiting to receive his award letter. Judging from the tenor of those who have received their letter, we’re not expecting much, if anything.</p>