Your GC approved of your list? S/he must be really stupid to have done so.
How much can you afford per year?
Welcome to New York (city public schools)! It’s been waiting for you!
Sorry I dont think I understand the joke XD
^ Taylor Swift’s song Welcome to New York.
Thanks for the info guys. I applied to a bunch of schools in NYC and upstate NY that are still accepting applications. As for out of state schools I applied to Stetson University which seems like it’s a good school based off of what I’ve read and seen in pictures.
I also applied to 4 CUNY schools after finding out what happened to my account.
Nice follow up.
Keep us posted as to your results. Remember, if med school is really going to be in your future,
you’ll want as little debt as possible.
@iaphex good move applying to Stetson. I applied there myself (and got in w/ some great financial aid). Nice small school in Florida. Having talked to some prospective students, I think it’d be a fantastic fit for you.
I don’t know whether it’d be a great fit for a transgender student though. NCF and Eckerd probably more so (less conformist colleges than Stetson) but Stetson is, indeed, a very good school. Thank you for the update, let us keep our fingers crossed!
Have you tried Wells?
Eckerd would be a good fit for you. They have rolling admissions. Call the admissions office to see if they are still taking applications. If they are not taking applications any longer for this fall you may be able to start in January. I am afraid your financial award may be affected this late in the application process. Usually it is first come first serve. It is a shame your GC didn’t insist that you add more safeties to your list. This was an especially tough year for even the top students.
@sltxdad, according to Iowa’s net price calculator, a 0 EFC, OOS, 33 ACT, top 10% Hispanic kid without any of the national merit programs gets a full ride there.
Is this true, or is the net price calculator simply broken?
I’m coming into this convo late, but want to say something in case you end up with a gap year.
For most on your original list, they have competition and pick the kids they feel can succeed at their schools. That starts with your HS academic record and scores, your ability to master the level of work at their college. (And, for any school that ask about possible majors, they want to see strengths in that area. Eg, for pre-med, how did you do in math-sci?) It continues to how you fill the rest of your time, the range of activities you commit to, the responsibilities and your impact. That shows they how you may successfully engage in the college “community.”
We’re happy your are making/made this transition. But from your orig post, you told them about the problems, stresses, bullying, depression, suicidal thoughts, family issues, counseling since age 12, etc. You only mention a few activities. You can use the time now, if you gap, to work on getting more engaged, doing more for others, presenting more of the positives.
Check NPCs, find schools who will offer the aid you need. We all wish you the best. But this requires some of the right sorts of efforts and then your presentation in the apps.
I can send you the common app essay I wrote through a private message if you’d like. I sent it to my main guidance counselor and he approved of it after disapproving of my original direction of it. @lookingforward
@Fredjan With the official offer in hand from Iowa, it would have been about $7000 next year for DS with an EFC of about $11,000 (also Hispanic URM). That number includes $0 in loans. I didn’t believe it either when I ran the NPC, but the actual figure was even more generous than the NPC projected. He also was admitted to the honors college and was offered a spot in a designated UG research program. With good merit/need aid and help from relatives, he will be attending Case Western in the fall but Iowa has forever earned gratitude from this family that I am attempting to repay in these forums. It’s a great school that, had DS been a bit more extroverted, he probably would have jumped at!
@sltxdad, that’s interesting. It essentially makes U of Iowa a “meet full need” university.
Were you in-state or OOS?
Like I said, I ran the numbers for a 0 EFC high-performing OOS hispanic kid. According to the net price calculator, such scenario yields the full pell, some $16,000 from the admissions office, $15,000 extra from the financial aid office, and the obvious student contribution (work/summer earnings).