<p>As far as I understand the OU NMF scholarships, it does cover the portion of tuition you stated. However, tuition does not cover numerous fees, including per credit hour fees, a health center fee, lab fees, etc.</p>
<p>I haven’t looked at the award lately, does OU still offer the laptop stipend and the study abroad stipend?</p>
<p>It doesn’t look like it.</p>
<p>That’s why I think it’s changed.</p>
<p>And, I’m pretty sure that when my son was NMF, it covered almost all tuition (nearly all the basic tuition and the OOS additional tuition). And, it used to have a laptop and study abroad stipend.</p>
<p>OU still offers the laptop and study abroad stipends.</p>
<p>Oh, now I see it…they put it on the bottom underneath the NMF package (weird). </p>
<p>Anyway…I still think the scholarship has been reduced a bit because I think it used to cover more of the basic part of the tuition (currently around $8k per year). </p>
<p>Either that, or basic tuition has increased so much over the last few years that the $1k per semester has become less meaningful. Maybe that’s it. I think when we looked at it, basic tuition was a lot less, so the $2k per year covered a greater % of it.</p>
<p>tuition (at least OOS tuition) must have gone up – when we visited in March, the award did cover ALL tuition costs, after the waiver. There was even some $$ left over to cover a portion of the add’l. fees. We even asked if they thought the award would change with tuition increases (the answer at that time was, “The university remains deeply committed to bringing in NMFs from all states.” Oh well, budget cuts have been rough for all these schools, and will continue to wreak havoc with how schools award funding. Oklahoma is still a great education bargain, especially for those who are eligible for a NMF scholarship.
For what it’s worth, I think a student can combine other merit scholarships with the OU NM award.</p>
<p>It looks like the OOS portion is still covered - even with increases.</p>
<p>It’s the basic tuition - the $8k per year that is charged to EVERYONE - that part has gone up over the years. However, the scholarship for that part has remained the same - only $2k per year.</p>
<p>Another big scholarship that seems to get overlooked is from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. </p>
<p>They offer NMF Florida residents 12,000 per year, a laptop freshman year and an a scholarship for study abroad, although they don’t state how much the scholarship is worth. <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/international-Freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/international-Freshman-florida.pdf</a></p>
<p>They offer NMF non-Florida residents full tuition and on-campus room and board, the laptop and the study abroad scholarship. <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/international-Freshman-non-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/international-Freshman-non-florida.pdf</a></p>
<p>USF also has a seven year medical school program for honors students. 3 years UG, 4 years med then off to residency.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the NMF scholarships at Fordham University? It looks like full tuition + housing, but it’s difficult to discern from their website.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>No, the NMF scholarship is for tuition only.</p>
<p>The Presidential and Jesuit awards include housing . These are awarded to the top 20 students (don’t know if Fordham awards 10 each??). Jesuit award winners must have graduated from a Jesuit high.</p>
<p>Update on Auburn University Scholarship for NMF: Our freshman son who is a NMF (Presidential Scholar at AU) says that he is grandfathered from a new charge of $250 per semester for participation in the Honors College program, which will henceforth be required. No changes as far as we know in the full-tuition, housing $1,500 tech allowance and $4,000 for study abroad. Their package is at the very top of the offers for NMF–we believe anyway! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification re: Fordham. Son #2 really would like to go to a top Jesuit Univeristy (though we’re Lutherans, St. Olaf has no appeal to him!) </p>
<p>Georgetown and Princeton are his hoped-for schools; hoping and assuming he gets in, there’s still the matter of how to pay for it! Auburn is choice #3.</p>
<p>RickUW: I bet he can get into Georgetown – recs. go a long way there in terms of admission chances, so make sure they are GOOD. It’s also a top Jesuit University. However, I wouldn’t rule out Fordham if your son is remotely interested. My son attends a Jesuit high school and there are always a fair number of kids who go to Fordham every year. (BTW, I can’t stress enough how much we value my son’s high school education – Jesuit education principles are fantastic, IMHO) The guys who attend Fordham have been very satisfied.</p>
<p>Princeton – that one will be tough, though I’m sure your son has super stats. With so many uber applicants, so few spots – I often wonder if the tippy-top Ivies just pull applicant names out of a hat, since nearly every student who applies is more than qualified to attend. What is their acceptance rate now, 8-9%? It’s almost too depressing for me (as a parent) to look up these rates! I can only imagine how these numbers affect potential applicants. Ouch.</p>
<p>Audellmom, thanks for the responses. Princeton is his “what the heck, why not apply?” school, though if he is accepted that would certainly change the equation. He doesn’t like me to hound him with “what schools are you applying to?”, but the application fees on my credit card leave an indelible record! This morning I saw charges for Auburn, Georgetown and Washington and Lee, a school about which I know absolutely nothing!</p>
<p>Kids–expensive to the last drop!</p>
<p>RickUW: If your son is very interested in W & L, I would strongly recommend that he visit. The admissions process is very selective, and the school seems to prefer a visit. One of my former principals had a son who applied there a couple of years ago. He had the complete package, along with legacy (four generations). He was waitlisted, because he did not visit. Well, he didn’t think he would need to – he had been going to football games and other alum functions for years. W & L let him know, if he wanted to visit, he would come off the waitlist. In the meanwhile, he got into UVA and went there.</p>
<p>Thanks momreads. We booked flights to DC, and tours at Washington and Lee, Georgetown (visit #2) and George Washington University for the end of the month. I think when my son sees how far from DC W&L is, and how small the school really is (smaller than his HS), he won’t be quite as willing to make the 4 hour drive from DC.</p>
<p>RickUW: Yes, W & L is far away from city life. Nice town, though. My son had a friend who got in and attended one of the scholarship weekends. It was definitely not for her. Too small, she thought, and she is not into the Greek scene, which is very strong at W & L. She also got into Rice and Duke (among others). Not wanting big debt that could cost her a chance to attend grad school, she took the National Merit offer from Alabama where she is No. 1 in her class in her particular discipline.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments, Momreads. We have scheduled tours now at W+L, Georgetown (#2 tour) and George Washingtion for Oct 27/28. My son is application-happy these days, but it needs to stop soon or he’ll break the bank. Here’s what I hope is the final list, somewhat in order of preference:</p>
<p>1)Georgetown
2) Princeton
3)Auburn
4)Harvard
5) Northeastern Univ.
6) Vanderbilt
7) Washington and Lee
8) George Washington</p>
<p>So many variables, but mostly the scholarship money will be at the top of our concerns. I tend to agree with your son’s friend who chose Alabama for the same reasons we’re looking at: why run up debt for an undergraduate degree and limit your choices after graduation? We’ll see.</p>