<p>Woodpost, I called their office, not much help, however you said the same thing the letter seems to say. "10K AFTER instate tuition. This would mean that we would be paying around 10K all in. Doesn't sound right does it? Regardless, the discount certainly puts SC into serious consideration. Even at 20K all in it represents an awesome value. Thanks and congrats to you too.</p>
<p>I think if you look at the bursars page on their website it may clear things up a bit. Does your letter say "reduced tuition" rather than "in-state" tuition? It looks like the Woodrow receives $500 plus reduced tuition ( which is an amount higher than the actual "in-state" tuition) . I may be wrong but I know that some scholarships grant in-state tuition ( like McNair, Cooper, McKissick) and some (departmental and others) grant reduced tuition. Still a nice deal and makes SC very affordable.
Congrats to all!</p>
<p>Daughter received the McKissick which grants in state plus (or should i say minus) $2k per year-- am I right that her enitire yearly tuition with room and board is more or less $12,500?? Yikes, if so, I can send her for all four years for less than one year at the privates!
also does anyone know if Capstones have been named yet?</p>
<p>fiveofus
you are correct on your yearly "math"
according to the admissions officers blog entry (voice of mr ed) capstones will be notified end of March.
bball
looks to me like a Woodrow is worth $500 plus the reduced tuition rate, which as explained to you by others, is higher than instate rate but lower than regular out of state rates.Take a look at the bursar's office site.</p>
<p>And don't forget TheFiveOfUs, your D may qualify for additional departmental scholarships.</p>
<p>What is the offical name of the scholarship where you get instate tuition? And what are the qualifications for it?</p>
<p>PMazOD</p>
<p>You forgot to mention the in-state tuition remission on top of things....congrats to all....</p>
<p>My D, now a sophomore won the McKissick, was named a Capstone and later got a $6000 departmental award......all this and the top program in the country.....hard combination to walk away from...</p>
<p>Kevinsmom</p>
<p>Do indeed take closer look, USC is a real sleeper and up and comer.....you should try to attend scholars day; they'll be sending out invitations soon I am sure. It's held on a Saturday and is a great way to learn more, meet dept heads etc. Also as others have said, contact the department, we found USC and everyone we came into contact with, amazingly helpful and very much wanting our D to accept their offer to attend....their outreach was surprising for a public university...they really have their act together.</p>
<p>eadad,
yes, you are right; the full ist, plus the McKissick and Legacy bring the package in at 10K. D has received other offers for higher scholarship amounts, but when you do the math it's thousands more than the USC nut. I am optimistic that a Capstone invitation will hopefully follow and then we can get her settled into either Columbia Hall ( where my sister lived) or Capstone. Congrats to all !</p>
<p>If she gets Capstone Scholar take Capstone if possible.....the rooms are much bigger and nicer these days....plus when my D was there it had lots of OOS students there and floors were grouped by major/school. My D is Sports Management and most of the people on her floor (16th that year) were SM majors....helped with making friendships, study groups etc....</p>
<p>When it all added up for us it was far less expensive than staying in-state for her. Oh and her three roommates next year are all from NJ by the way....</p>
<p>My daughter got her letter today - took a week for mail to get from Columbia to PA!
She was awarded the Woodrow Scholars Award as well.
The letter is fuzzy - doesn't say exactly how much the "reduced tuition" is -
"nearly half the regular rate" charged to nonresident students.</p>
<p>I couldn't find the Woodrow Scholars Award on the website.</p>
<p>If you go to the bursars page and check the tuition chart it will show you the rate.
Congratulations!</p>
<p>Found it - finally.
tuition this year was $11764 plus a $500 scholarship on top of that.
So the net would be $11264.
cheaper than in-state tuition at Pitt or Penn State.</p>
<p>Not to confuse things, the following was taken from the USC's Admission's Director's Blog.</p>
<p>A Woodrow Scholarship is for out-of-state students and is considered a "departmental scholarship", which means it qualifies for a tuition reduction that is approximately half the difference between in-state tuition and the non-resident tution rate. In addition to this tuition reduction, recipients also receive $500/year applied to their outstanding bill. Therefore, beginning with Fall 2008, the annual net value of a Woodrow Scholarship is expected to be $500(award) + $10,317(reduction) = $10,817/year. Over four years, the net value of the Woodrow will be more than $43,268.</p>
<p>Also for those who have received Cooper or McKissick scholarships. All in all great packages for those lucky enough to receive them.</p>
<p>Almost the same answer, except the Cooper and the McKissick scholarships are considered "Institutional" or "general university" scholarships. In addition to the dollar amount of the awards, recipients also qualify for in-state tuition, as if they were South Carolina residents. The benefit of the Cooper is expected to $4000(award) + $14,241(reduction) = $18,241 per year, and more than $72,964 over four years. The benefit of a McKissick is expected to be $2000(award) + 14,241(reduction) = $16,241, and more than $64,964 over four years. These rates are based on average full-time tuition projections for next year and could vary slightly from student-to-student and year-to-year, but you get the idea. Actual tuition for next year will not be set until the June Board of Trustees Meeting.</p>
<p>when you are quoting this years tuition as @ 11K
do you actually mean cost of attendance( tuition +room and board as well)</p>
<p>Thanks!!!!!!</p>
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<p>Nope that would be just for tuition. Out of state tuition only for 07-08 was $21,232.
here is the link for 2007-2008 fees - they are listed as per semester
USC</a> Fee Schedule - USC Columbia - Bursar's Office</p>
<p>I'm having trouble finding the "cost of attendance" figures</p>
<p>My daughter is out of state
got the McKissik( and thus in state tuition)</p>
<p>How much more is room and board going to be</p>
<p>I am glad I am not the only one trying to figure out the website - ;)
here is the link for housing:
University</a> Housing</p>
<p>I will look for the link for dining....</p>
<p>here you go:
USC</a> Dining</p>
<p>thank you for the links!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>so do you read COA as</p>
<p>11,000+ 3940/5940(housing)+ 2800(meal plan)=</p>
<p>approx 18-20 k a year????</p>
<p>It looks like it would cost more to go to USC( even with the tuition breaks) than to stay home and go to UNC-CH</p>
<p>yep plus they would add in books - $1500 and transportation and personal expenses.</p>
<p>Have you applied for financial aid? Her EFC is only about $5000 - but not low enough for any federal grant money - I don't know if USC will give her any need-based grants or not - but I am thinking no.</p>