Ik this question is very vague and it depends on the School but how much financial aid should I expect if my family income is 14,000 so it’s low, and I have a 3.8 GPA? Just trying to give as much info as I can for the best answer. Univ of Washington, Ohio State Univ, Purdue, Texas at Austin, and the UCs and Cal states are the schools on my FAFSA.
Why do you only have public schools? What state are you a resident of? I don’t know for the other public schools, but UC’s (and Cal states probably) don’t generally give financial aid to out of state students.
That list is just awful. You will get grants where you are in state, but get that FAFSA in. In many cases, state money runs out, first come, first serve. You will get high out of state tuition everywhere else and limited or no grant money.
If you can’t find the net price calculator at a school website, look here
https://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx
You need to focus on instate options, you don’t have the stats for generous schools and you can’t afford OOS schools that would admit you (UT and UW would not be in your stats range even with full pay with your SAT). You should probably focus on your CSUs and less rigorous UCs where you might be admitted or whatever school is within commuting distance including the CCC options.
Only have public cause privates are usually more expensive and I live in California.
I have submitted my FAFSA
If you live in California then Univ of Washington, Ohio State Univ, Purdue, Texas at Austin are all OOS likely costing MORE than private schools they will give you very little, if any, need based aid. You need to revise your list UT Austin is waste of time and applicantion fee.
Isn’t it true that the family income does not even cover room and board for many colleges? therefore, you may want to look for colleges that you can commute or give full ride?
What are your SAT or ACT scores. And your GPA.
There are schools that might meet your full need…but right now your list doesn’t include them. Would you be a competitive applicant?
The out of state public universities on your list probably will unaffordable.
Is there a Cal State within commuting distance of your home? You sound Calgrant eligible…so if you could live at home, I think your tuition costs would be covered at a CSU.
Did you run the Net price calculators for the UC’s and Cal states? In general, they will give a good estimate of your costs and FA. Should have done this prior to applying to any college in-state or out of state. If not, do it now and maybe you have time to add a few more schools to your list.
You might have to start at a local community college for two years and then transfer to a CSU or UC.
If your EFC is zero you should get up to $5920 Pell grant, a Calgrant, and up to $5500 loan, not sure if that covers dorming at a CSU or UC, so make sure to work in summers and a few hours a week during the school year too.
Op’s stats
With family income of $14,000 you could get your tuition and R&B paid for at colleges that meet full need. The out of state public universities on your list don’t do that.
In addition to instate at UCs and CSUs, look at private colleges that meet full need:
http://blog.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/blog/colleges-that-meet-100-of-student-financial-need/
The majority of these colleges are very difficult to get into academically, so choose ones where you have a chance based on your GPA and ACT/SAT.
If you like Ohio, try Case Western Reserve, Oberlin, Denison, College of Wooster
If you like Texas, try Trinity University in San Antonio
If you like Indiana, try Earlham College
If you are female, try Scripps
Macalister and St. Olafs in Minnesota might be academic fits that meet full need
^this list has several CSUs that are accredited for business and accounting
Bakersfield, Chico, East Bay, Fresno, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Sacramento, San Bernadino, Stanislaus.
Any if those in commuting distance?
Run the net price calculator to see if costs will be covered by aid.
@VAOptimist Many of the schools on your list do not offer accounting.
@alexkayon In state publics are cheaper. Out of state publics add an out of state fee, not covered by financial aid, that makes them more expensive than privates.
For example, in-state cost of attendance for the University of Washington is 26,600 (living in the dorms) and 51,160 for those who are not state residents of Washington.
@AroundHere, did not see that major was accounting. In that case, student is better off instate.
@Vaoptimist. OP has an SAT of 1290, why list such schools?
His super score is 1330…but even with that…a school like Case Western isn’t probably gong to be as affordable as the CA publics…if this student can commute,
@alexkayon:
there’s sticker price (what you pay if your family makes 200K+) and net price (what your family pays, depending on your stats and your parents’ income.*
Some colleges “meet need”, so, if they cost 70K and your family can afford zero, they offer you a financial aid package for 70k (including 5.5K in loans and a job where you’ll have to earn 2.5K but still they offer you 62K in aid…) whereas some universities don’t meet need so they may cost 40K but offer you only 10K in aid, or zero, and thus cost way more.
OOS public universities don’t have financial aid for non residents, so if you’re not a resident of that state, they admit you to be a cash cow for their budget.
Since you’re a California resident, UC’s should be affordable (and, for financial aid, take Room&board into account -CSUs are supposed to be first for the local area students who they don’t.)
Univ of Washington, Ohio State Univ, Purdue, Texas at Austin,=> WILL NOT be affordable.
If your family’s income is under 30K a year, considering your stats, you MUST apply to 100% meet need colleges. These will offer you excellent financial aid packages
Apply EA to Dickinson (by December 1st) and Beloit.
Run the NPC on St Olaf, Grinnell, Muhlenberg, Connecticut College, TrinityCollege, Trinity University (<- not the same :p), Occidental, Whitman.
You’d use CommonApp and check “fee waiver” and tell your guidance counselor to check it on their platform, too.
You can still add them to your FafsA (but only after you ran the NPC to see which of these would be the 4 or 5 cheapest.
NPC = Net Price calculator - what YOU will pay for each college. Each college has different criteria so you have to run the NPC for each college.
Examples:
https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/dickinson
https://wp.stolaf.edu/financialaid/net-price-calculator/
https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/grinnell
https://app.financialaid.ucla.edu/FASEstimator/
- I'm simplifying.