<p>Denison has a full tuition scholarship (Paschal Carter) for NMF, but they only give about 20 or so a year. Some years they get more applicants than that, others not. </p>
<p>If the OP gets the merit he is eligible for at OSU, it brings the tuition down to $8,000/year range, like an in-state school. OP said he lived in Ohio for many years before moving, may have a sentimental reason for wanting to attend, but obviously is looking to bring the price down to something reasonable. $8,000 per year is reasonable for tuition, no?</p>
<p>Some people LIKE big state schools. And that is fine. There are many opportunities there for people who look for them. CWRU is nothing at all like OSU. They are both in Ohio is about the only similarity. And Miami isn’t much closer. I grew up in Cleveland and went to OSU for grad school. If someone is looking for an OSU-like experience, why would you be trying to convince him that that is not what he really wants? Maybe that IS what he really wants. He doesn’t have to want what you want. People are different. Just because he has a high SAT score doesn’t mean he’ll like the same schools you do. Jeez…</p>
<p>Ditto CMU, Rose-Hulman, GTech. Nothing like OSU. And Purdue is a nice school, but it’s out in a cornfield. Not like OSU.</p>
<p>@celesteroberts
I have praised OSU plenty on this thread. My suggestions were based on probable lower cost and/or superior academics – not personal opposition. Besides, my goal on every CC thread with every student is to get them to expand their options not narrow them. If OP wishes to attend OSU, there is nothing I can say which will dissuade him. His quesiton was about cost and my observations about Ohio schools is meant precisely to help him find an affordable school in Ohio. My suggested alternatives in Ohio are very likely going to be much cheaper than OSU (not guaranteed, but likely). Plus it is simply wise to explore several schools. The most unhappy students are the ones that don’t shop around, apply to only one or two schools and end up discovering that their choice did not meet their imaginations.</p>
<p>The choice is up to OP. All I am doing is suggesting options. I still recommend schools like Duke and Vanderbilt and WUSTL for a student with an SAT of 2340. I will drive that point home every chance I get.</p>
<p>@celesteroberts I didn’t realize Denison cut back on the PC scholarships that much. They had 30-35/year available as of 6 years ago, and frequently didn’t have that many applicants.</p>
<p>@Erin’sdad, You are right that they don’t always get that many. From the NMSC annual reports, you can see that the entering class in 2013 had only 14. But the year before that they had 22. I don’t know if all 22 received the PC that year or not. The only reason I knew of the limit was from scrolling back through old CC threads awhile back. There is one thread where the limit is discussed and one poster says they were told by a coach there that the year with 35 was a budget buster and so they had to institute a cap.</p>