<p>I applied to 3 schools and was accepted to all of them, and received generous scholarships (half tuition) to all 3. I decided to go to the cheapest option, but even with the scholarship, I don't think I'll be able to afford it. My dad has yet to file his taxes, and the school needs all this information by May 15th, and there's no way I'll be able to make the deadline. </p>
<p>I'm panicking because it's too late to apply anywhere for the fall semester, so I was considering taking a gap year to earn money and apply to cheaper state schools. I have a few questions and concerns though. </p>
<ol>
<li>If I apply to schools I was already accepted to, is it likely that I'll be accepted again?
2.Is it harder to be accepted into schools I hadn't originally applied to?
3.Since I'd be taking a year off, would scholarships that are available to graduating seniors and incoming freshman still be available to me? </li>
<li>I live in a state that has a lot of satellite campuses. I was thinking of going to one then transferring to the main campus after two years. I'm considering a career in the medical field, so how would that look to medical schools? Do they care if you went to a satellite campus your first two years?</li>
</ol>
<p>My GPA is around 4.2, I've been in the top 10% of my class every year, and scored an 1810 on my SATs. </p>
<p>You should try to defer from the school you want to attend and start a year later when you and your family are ready. Good luck and I do not think you need to panic :)</p>
<p>How do you go about requesting to be deferred? Don’t most schools have deadlines on when you can ask to be deferred? If I can get deferred, will I be able to keep my scholarship? </p>
<p>I think the deadline for that is in August but make sure you check with the school. For scholarship you will have to apply again for next fall and see if you still qualify.</p>
<p>I was automatically considered for the scholarship when I applied. I got it for being in the top 10% of my class. I suppose that’s a question I’ll have to ask the college about. Thank you!</p>
<p>I think the deadline for that is in August but make sure you check with the school. For scholarship you will have to apply again for next fall and see if you still qualify.</p>
<p>I’ve been checking on the schools website and they don’t have anything about deferring enrollment. A few other unofficial websites say that you’re not allowed to. I’ve emailed the admission office. If it ends up that I’m not able to defer my enrollment, what would be my best option? </p>
<p>Do you have a reason to think your dad will file taxes earlier next year? Does he understand that he is risking your opportunity to attend college this fall by not completing them now? I have fairly complex taxes (small business, etc), and I get mine done by the financial aid deadlines…so I don’t have a ton of sympathy for someone who files an extension and screws their kid on financial aid…</p>
<p>Call first thing on Monday (ask to be excused from a class period if you’re still in school) and tell admissions that you’d like to defer enrollment to the Spring. If they say it’s not possible, post back here and we’ll advise.
Have you deposited at that school?
(I assume you did).</p>
<p>If you deposited and are allowed to defer, ask what the process is and what the deadline is.</p>
<p>In the meanwhile, apply to other colleges.
Indeed, it sounds like the three colleges aren’t going to be affordable for your family - am I correct to understand that the generous scholarships aren’t sufficient and that you’d have to take on loans, perhaps even above $5,500 your first year?</p>
<p>I’m calling tomorrow morning because it’s too late at this time to call, and I still haven’t received an email back. I have already paid the deposit, so I feel really bad if I end up not being able to go. It was 500! </p>
<p>My dad isn’t the most responsible person and I’ve told him numerous times the fafsa deadlines and he just doesn’t seem to grasp how important they are. </p>
<p>Depending on how my financial aid comes out, my loans could be between 10, 000 and 30, 000. I refuse to take out 30000 a year just as an undergrad, and even I wanted to, I don’t think I’d even be approved. 10000 seems doable, especially if I can defer my enrollment and work. </p>
<p>I’ve been receiving emails from a few satellite campuses, so I can still apply to those, or would it be better to wait a year and apply to main campus? I’ve already missed their scholarship deadlines, and I’m afraid that after a year off I won’t be accepted at the main campus. </p>
<p>Can I still apply elsewher even though I’ve already accepted to go to the other school? </p>
<p>Yes you can apply elsewhere even if you’ve been admitted and paid a deposit at another school. If you are admitted and get better financial aid elsewhere, you just forfeit your deposit and go to the other school. Colleges are so used to that they’ve given it a name, “summer melt”. :)</p>
<p>Taking more than $5,500 in loans your first year is a bad idea, and $10-30,000 is CRAZY. If you don’t have a firm financial aid offer yet, have you deposited already? Better lose $500 than get $10,000 in debt!
You, yourself, are only entitled to $5,5000. Everything else involves parents (Parents PLUS loans or cosigned loans) and since your dad isn’t always “responsible” (as per your post), you may not get approved, or he may not want to get into debt for you. The federal loan is limited to about $27,000 over 4 years because that’s what can be reasonably expected from an undergraduate. It’d take you 10 years to pay that back if you earn a regular salary.</p>
<p>Transferring from a campus to another may be treated as transfer, OR it may just be considered moving from one campus to another within the same institution. Check how easy it is to move from a campus to another after just a year, since some institutions require you to stay 2 years at the branch campus before you can move.
Students who take a gap year (for instance, to work) can apply as freshmen. There’s no penalty for not applying straight from high school. However, you cannot take any credit bearing class during your gap year. (You can take non credit classes like community education, CPR/first aid, etc.)
If you’d be eligible for the freshmen scholarships, I don’t think you should register to the branch campus since I doubt you’d be eligible for them next year.</p>
<p>Can you give us your stats (GPA, SAT/ACT score, AP/IB/DE classes?)
Do you mind telling us what the 3 schools are, or at least the one school you’re considering attending even though you haven’t received your financial aid package?</p>
<p>My GPA is 4.2, SAT is 1810, 610 reading, 630 writing, 570 math. My class rank is 27/360.
I’ve taken two college level biology courses, and 4 years of Latin. Pretty much everything else was just college prep courses. I’m a member of the NHS, vice president/secretary of a club, and also volunteer on blood drive committees, and environmental programs. The 3 schools I was accepted at were Drexel, Ursinus, and Lebanon Valley. Lebanon Valley is the school I was considering going to. </p>
<p>I guess I kind of screwed myself over not applying to state schools, but the more I think about taking a gap year the better it sounds. </p>
<p>The school that I’d like to apply to after my gap year is Pitt. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the advice you’re giving me, you’re very helpful! </p>
<p>dang, with these stats you had at least a shot at a couple schools that would either have given you merit or need-based aid. ALWAYS run the net price calculator on a school’s website before you apply!
Don’t take on so much debt for Lebanon Valley. Seriously. With your stats you could attend a PASSHE school basically for free, Pitt for much cheaper than LV, UScranton or Lycoming would have given you a lot of merit.
I agree that a gap year would be better - work, retake the SAT, apply to more than 3 schools that don’t meet need, read this website (there’s A LOT of good information), ask questions.
You’ll likely lose your deposit but losing $500 is better than $40,000 to $120,000 in debt!</p>