<p>The COA for UofM is almost $24K instate and you may actually find a similar or even better deal at some OOS publics. Would you mom contribute if you were at a comparable or lower priced school in another state? Look at NY, FL, some of the southern states, the smaller MN publics…you can probably google for lists of various public school rates. I think Washington Monthly has published stats like that. If you post your major interest you may get some better suggestions.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>True…</p>
<p>a school like UMinn would be about the same price as a Mich school. However, with his GPA he may not get admitted. There have been a few surprise rejections this year from UMinn. </p>
<p>OOS for FL would probably be too high. The other southern schools… hmmm…Miss St would give him merit (I think), but schools like Bama (OOS @ $33k) would be too expensive because they won’t give merit to someone with a GPA under 3.0 (usually they demand a 3.5). Although he could get admitted into the honors college with his ACT 30. Georgia, too expensive… I can only think of Miss St and maybe LSU. </p>
<p>Of course there may be some regional state schools, but I’m not thinking that is what he wants.</p>
<p>Run2flyfree…what do you want in a school? </p>
<p>big (more than 15k undergrads)
med (5k - 14k undergrads)
small (less than 5k undergrads)
quiet
rah rah big sports to watch
honors college on campus?
greek systems as an option
Catholic schools ok?
single sex
co-ed 50/50 split
rural setting
big city setting
collegetown setting
nice dorms
recreation availability
warm weather
cold/snowy weather
regional preference
is regional preference a requirement?</p>
<p>What is your likely major and career goal?</p>
<p>To mom2collegekids- looking to go into a dual chemical engineering/business or economics major. And my college fund is quite healthy as I have had 3 grandparents/1 parent/2 distant relatives die all leaving me decent sized amounts, and I was rather aggressive with the money. I did a few calculations onto what I would be taking and I found out if I continue to dual enroll for 6 quarters (Springx2/Fall/Summerx2/Winter) , I will graduate community college in 2-3 more quarters. Thus I will be with an associates degree(60 credit hours) my First year out of college rather than my second. But the part I am worried about isn’t the whether I want adventure or not, it is the opportunities and the general living of the Michigan area. I feel that there is a huge lack of job opportunities within Michigan compared to even the United States. And I realize this huge cost would be stupid to spend for just experiences/opportunities and thats why I was wondering if there were generally good financial aid opportunities out there, but if there aren’t its off to public. </p>
<p>And I would go michigan if public and I got in unless I got money other places. Directed at sk8r.</p>
<p>I might recommend Stevens IT.</p>
<p>[Stevens</a> Institute of Technology: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA](<a href=“http://www.stevens.edu/sit/]Stevens”>http://www.stevens.edu/sit/)</p>
<p>They have a top notch engineering program with a good business side as well.</p>
<p>Overall we have found them to be good with financial aid.</p>
<p>They also have a good co-op program, which would give you real work experience.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about all the loss of family members. </p>
<p>*But the part I am worried about isn’t the whether I want adventure or not, it is the opportunities and the general living of the Michigan area. I feel that there is a huge lack of job opportunities within Michigan compared to even the United States. *</p>
<p>Ok…I can see that.</p>
<p>What do you want in a school (see the lower half of post #22)?</p>
<p>OP I am also a Michigan resident though will be attending school out of state. Typically you will recieve better financial aid from in-state schools, and if you transfer chances of getting good aid OOS lower as less scholarships are open for transfer students.</p>
<p>Are you at UD Jesuit? If you do well in your first year of college, you might find some success at schools like UDayton or other Catholic colleges that recognize the strength of your alma mater … coupled with a good first year of college, that might translate into a transfer scholarship at schools that have them (Dayton has transfer scholarships, and I assume other Catholic colleges have them, too).</p>
<p>run2flyfree - I think you have 2 possible/best options. Either use your community service and test scores to see what kind of FA you can get at Catholic schools such as U. of Dayton or make the best of your best in state option and save the exodus plans for grad school. You may not want to stick so close to home for an additional year or two (that’s only 24 months, really not that long) but in the long run it may be your best choice. A solid degree from a good school with no debt. That’s enviable - many others would like to have your options.</p>
<p>Medium-largish (more than 5k undergrads)
quiet/rah rah big sports to watch- doesn’t matter
honors college on campus?- would be nice, wouldn’t be a good candidate unless coming out of community college.<br>
greek systems as an option- no preference
Catholic schools ok-cool with.
co-ed 50/50 split-yes
big city setting-best
collegetown setting-works
nice dorms-don’t care, just as long as they have a/c
recreation availability-would like, runner however so I can generally make do
warm weather-would be nice but live in michigan so i am used to all temps
cold/snowy weather-cold isn’t so nice but I can manage.
regional preference-West coast
is regional preference a requirement?-no</p>
<p>And yes I go to U of D jesuit, great school if you work at it however general population classes seem lacking to me. And the school i am really looking into and believe I can get in straight out of highschool is Loyola Chicago-I predict I can raise ACT to 31-32 if I prep some this time. Also St. Louis/Xavier/Marquette/UDayton wouldn’t be bad choices but the problem with all of them is my g.p.a. is not high enough to make it worth my while(scholarships). The Jesuit-Jesuit scholarships are decent but not game changers(2500-5000/year).</p>
<p>Would your community college - dual credit grades get counted in your GPA to perhaps raise it?</p>
<p>I have heard a few colleges state that- 1 semester of a college credit class counts as 1 year of a high school credit course. But that aside I could raise my g.p.a. to a maximum of a 3.4-3.5 if i took 14 total classes throughout all the quarters. This is 4.0ing in all college credit courses and if i have 4.0 in all cc courses wouldn’t it be better applying as a transfer?</p>