<p>I have too many essays I need to write because my college list is too large. I'm already applying to UConn, Drexel, and Northeastern using the Common App. (1 essay)</p>
<p>But then I have to write essays for Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, and Virginia Tech which all have multiple parts!!!</p>
<p>Therefore, I don't want to apply for a school that'll give me little money. I can use my energy to write a better essay. What's the AVERAGE amount Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, and VT give to students. Rough estimate plz. My grades are B+ (89%), 1920 SAT, and 28,000 EFC. Oh mah gosh my EFC is so high!</p>
<p>There are only 2-3 public universities in the country that guarantee to meet 100% of the demonstrated financial need of all of their students: UNC, UVA and perhaps Wllliam and Mary. You do not have the grades to get into any of those schools.</p>
<p>When it comes to public universities, virtually none can even meet the full demonstrated need of their in-state students. Out of state students are highly unlikely to have their need met or to even get any need-based financial aid. The students most likely to get good financial aid are in-state students with high stats.</p>
<p>So… cut out the OOS public schools on your list. </p>
<p>Your family is likely to be required to pay far more than their EFC. Consequently, you may need to do what many students do – start college by living at home and commuting to a community college, and then transferring to an in-state public.</p>
<p>yeah that’s what I thought. My EFC is so high. And yet I look around me and I’m not rich… we don’t even have a vacuum cleaner! Dang you frugal parents.</p>
<p>So is it worth it paying the tuition out of my pocket? I live in CT and the only good school I can get into is UConn. (The next step above UConn is Yale haha)</p>
<p>“But then I have to write essays for Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, and Virginia Tech which all have multiple parts!!!”</p>
<p>Ok - My very best advice here… Get off the internet until you have finished your essays -
all we can do is guess and your future should not depend on a guess… :)</p>
<p>The New England state schools have a consortium agreement where, if your major is not offered at your state school, you may be considered in-state at one of the others. Ask your GC. Your family WILL NOT necessarily be expected to contribute “far above” the official EFC. We only pay a few hundred extra. It’s fair and other CC parents call it “workable.” Know this: you get the most finaid from a school that is solvent and reallly wants YOU.</p>
<p>I agree with Northstarmom, cut most or all of the out-of-state public schools off of your list. They are not likely to give you any aid other than loans. However, as the previous poster mentioned, you might also look at the other New England state schools (UMass, UNH, UVt, UMaine) because if you choose a major not offered at UConn, they offer heavily discounted tuition rates for New England residents.</p>
<p>The next question you need to find out is if your EFC is correct and whether or not your parents can afford to pay that much each year for your education. If they can pay $28,000/yr, then you are limited to schools that cost that much (or possibly a little more if you’re willing to take out loans & work a job during school). Or, you could find schools that will give you merit to bring down the cost into that range.</p>
<p>As the others have said, getting substantial merit at the OOS publics probably isn’t going to happen for you. I would suggest prioritizing your application to UConn, making sure you get it in by the early action date. Hopefully, you’ll have good news and at least one solid option come mid-late December. Meanwhile, start looking for other options.</p>
<p>You might find some slightly lower ranked private schools that would give your merit money. Depending on your major and other things about college (size, location), some of these might be attractive to you. One place to look is the “College Search” feature on the main College Confidential website. You can enter your grades & scores there and also desired locations. There is a checkbox you can choose that will look for schools where your stats are relatively high where you might be more likely to get merit aid.</p>
<p>Best wishes and good work for considering affordability during the application process and not afterward.</p>
<p>*. I’m already applying to UConn, Drexel, and Northeastern using the Common App. (1 essay)</p>
<p>But then I have to write essays for Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, and Virginia Tech which all have multiple parts!!!</p>
<p>Therefore, I don’t want to apply for a school that’ll give me little money. I can use my energy to write a better essay. What’s the AVERAGE amount Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, and VT give to students. Rough estimate plz. </p>
<p>My grades are B+ (89%), 1920 SAT, and 28,000 EFC. Oh mah gosh my EFC is so high! *</p>
<p>you live in Conn.</p>
<p>Take off all of your OOS publics…they don’t give aid and they won’t give merit for your stats. You can’t look at what the average of what a school gives. Some people have low EFCs and qualify for federal aid. </p>
<p>Your EFC is not that high for a family with a decent income and some savings/assets/investments. </p>
<p>You need to test again. Take the ACT as well</p>
<p>Right now, your GPA is about a 3.3. That is too low for scholarships at many schools. </p>
<p>What is your Math +CR SAT?</p>
<p>you need another list…this one only has one likely school…UConn.</p>
<p>As mentioned above, there are several regional plans in the country that allow certain OOS tuition breaks. New England has a program, but it is only available for certain programs at certain schools. I’ve not read any of your other posts to know what you are interested in studying, but look at the Connecticut list a see if there is anything you might be interested. These are all public schools, but the gist is it allows you to get a substantial tuition break if you enroll and progress.</p>
<p>Have you figured out which schools you can afford? Good chance Northeastern won’t give you anything but an unsubsidized loan and the OOS publics have been addressed.</p>
<p>My parents say they can afford 10-15k maximum. They barely have anything saved and they told me that they lost a lot of money in investments. -___-‘’'</p>
<p>I’m not interested in any of those New England programs. Srry. I don’t like any of the New England schools!!! Too cold. As you can see from my list I want to go SOUTH. =(</p>
<p>I think it’s unlikely you’ll find an out of state public or private school that you can afford since you’d need merit aid, and your stats probably aren’t high enough to get enough merit and need-based aid at the schools that are generous that way.</p>
<p>Since your parents only can afford $10-15 k a year, yet your EFC is $28,000, you’ll probably need to stay in state, and may even need to commute. If you obtain good grades in college, you may be able to get fellowships to go south for graduate school.</p>
<p>When you hear from parents who’ve “been there,” it’s good to listen. The hard news is: 89% and 1920 won’t get you much attention at a popular state school outside CT unless something else about you is tops. State schools prioritize their in-state constituents- it’s their mandate. Why should some other state’s uni fund YOU? It is not an automatic based on your EFC. Priority is to help their own. State schools make a profit on OOS kids who pay a higher OOS rates- that may be your draw. Plus, I am still wondering what your grief at having to write “too many essays” says about your motivation.</p>
<p>Not to mention that Penn St, Purdue, Rutgers and VTech can have winters as cold as New England. Last year, parts of VA got more snow. Seriously. You need to reevaluate. If you can’t pay full freight and are not a tippy top candidate (in your own right AND compared with in-state kids,) you will probably get laughable aid. I’d guess it could be as low as your $5500 Stafford loan. Sorry.</p>
<p>I don’t understand your statement about looking to the South for schools for warm weather when the schools on your list have very cold/snowy winters.</p>
<p>*If you can’t pay full freight and are not a tippy top candidate (in your own right AND compared with in-state kids,) you will probably get laughable aid. I’d guess it could be as low as your $5500 Stafford loan. *</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this is likely true. OOS publics are usually only generous to those with super stats because those students help the schools’ ranking. That can be the same with many privates as well. </p>
<p>It’s a good thing that you’re addressing this issue now before you wasted time/money on applications and essays for unaffordable schools.</p>
<p>Your desire to go to warmer climates is limited by your stats and your parents’ budget of $10k-15k.</p>
<p>With a maximum student loan of $5500 added to your parents’ money is not going to pay for anything outside of your state.</p>
<p>Someone on another thread suggested the following schools for merit money for kids with less-than-stellar stats…</p>
<p>There are schools that may offer you merit money but I don’t know of anywhere that would bring your costs down to $10-$15K + loan. Some schools do a lot of “tuition discounting”-- giving a large % of their students small scholarships. </p>
<p>I really think that, once you consider your options, you may find that UConn is the best fit.</p>