@aquapt I didn’t know about the NSE program. UA is too expensive and ASU and A&M just aren’t matches for me. Luckily, Queens also does the exchange with Montevallo, which is on my list. I’ll try to remember to ask about it when I tour. Thanks!
Where are you going to live when you attend Queens college? You will be responsible for your own housing and 2k is not going far.
Nice! If you select your prospective home campus on the NSE website, it gives you the contact info for the coordinator on that campus; so maybe arrange to talk with that person when you tour - the admissions folks may not know enough to be helpful. Good luck!!
@sybbie719 At this point, I plan to take a gap year consisting of 40+hrs/wk for most of the schools on my list. Once I start school, I plan to continue employment at least part time. QC has it’s own dorms and there are a lot of rooms for rent in queens for under $950/month, utilities included. This isn’t cheap, but it’s doable with hard work.
Queens college is in a mostly residential area. It will be hard for you to get a job in close proximity to the school or in the surrounding area. Remember you will also need approx 2800 for move in (first month, last month and security deposit). Even if you attend Queens college it will only be for one semester. You will be a visiting student, ineligible for in city tuition (or any state aid). What is the plan for the other 3.5 years?
@sybbie719 If I did the NSE, I would be attending a cheaper in state school for those other 3.5 years and the tuition would be the same as my main school, not QC. If needed, I could even make in state costs cheaper by taking my gen ed courses at community college.
Make sure that you are reading the scholarship fine print carefully. Many scholarships do not allow for gap years
Meaning that they are only available to current high school seniors who will be starting high school fall after graduation.
Line up all of your school recommendations senior year as they will be harder to get during your gap year as you will no loner be a priority in the college admissions cycle at your high school
NSE is a good opportunity and I think to can even take two semesters or years at two different schools. You’d pay in-state tuition and room/board at your in-state school (minus all scholarships) and spend a semester elsewhere at no additional cost.
A similar program for abroad is called ISEP.
Look at the list of colleges to see which ones would interest you.
Another idea: look at Canadian schools. Not sure you qualify for McGill’s program but it might be worth checking; Concordia, Bishop’s; Waterloo and its co-op system is especially worth it.
Ido think UCincinnati would be a good fit and potentially affordable if you get good scholarships - you’d need to apply to the Cincinnatus and honors scholarships, meaning getting a higher score would be important.
What about the Wilson scholarship at App state?
@sybbie719 I’ll be sure to check other schools, but this one considers anyone who has attempted less than 18 credits a freshman and will consider them no differently. and yeah i’m going to try to make sure i have everything ready to go before i leave.
@MYOS1634 i don’t have the links anymore, but i’ve read people with much more competitive applications than me only getting a few thousand a year from UCinci in merit, and I think it’s similar for App State. I can’t afford to apply to schools with low chances like that.
How about ASU or U of New Mexico?
I am glad South Louisiana U sounds like a great affordable option.
@mommdc UNM came out to be the second cheapest OOS so far, so I’ll be looking into it. ASU is still a bit up there though.