<p>My D was accepted to NC State University and is very interested in attending. However, the out of state tuition for NCSU is $32,622. Does NCSU offer any incentives to top students to encourage attendance? Some universities will offer in-state tuition to students who have good stats. My daughter has a 1400 on the SAT, 4.62 weighted GPA, passed several AP exams, and has a strong record of extracurricular activities and community service.</p>
<p>From what I can tell on the NCSU website, if the student did not receive the Park, Shelton, or Chancellors scholarship, the student will not receive any assistance. Is this correct?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, she does not qualify for FAFSA aid.</p>
<p>NC schools are not known for giving out lots of scholarship dollars. Look on the scholarship page for the school your D will be attending. For example, here is what they specifically say on the Engineering page about scholarships - [Scholarships</a> for Freshmen and Transfer Students](<a href=“http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/undergrad/scholarships/future.php]Scholarships”>http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/undergrad/scholarships/future.php) . It doesn’t look like anyone gets notified until after the big scholarships are out. It also doesn’t look like there are a lot of merit only scholarships. We’re hoping, but not expectant.</p>
<p>Packmom (a NC State forum poster) has mentioned that the separate colleges/departments sometimes have separate scholarships that students can apply for. You should definitely check out the web page for your daughter’s department.</p>
<p>^^Thanks for the plug BU:)
Collins, when S applied to NCSU ( Fall 2004 :eek: can’t believe it’s been that long)
He had the same stats as your D 1400,4.6 7AP’s scholar w/distinction,NM Commended.
He did not get any merit scholarship awards offered to him with his acceptance. We are instate. </p>
<p>In the spring ,he did applied for a something called a University wide Merit scholarship. He got a letter mid-spring saying he didn’t get it. Then in May a letter saying he was getting the scholarship because the person who had gotten it ahead of him had decided not to attend NCSU, thereby freeing up some scholarship $. This scholarship came through the office of Financial Aid but it was totally based on merit. We did not qualify for FA either.</p>
<p>He also applied for a departmental scholarship. There was a link to it on his department web page. He received that scholarship too but didn’t hear from them until after he had graduated from h.s. in June. </p>
<p>S’s roommate also got a NCSU departmental scholarship…he was in a different dept. than S1.</p>
<p>PackMom,
Thanks for the information. I have looked around the NCSU website and haven’t seen anything my D can apply for. She wants to major in biology/genetics. With the decision looming at the end of April, I am hoping we will know something about scholarships or additional help before then. We plan to tour the campus again during an accepted students day and we will ask about help with the costs. As it stands now, the cost is too high for us ($32,500 a year and no help). If NCSU would offer my D In-State tuition based on her stats, we could possibly afford NCSU.</p>
<p>It appears that filing the FAFSA by March 1 is a requirement for scholarships in CALS (college of agriculture and life sciences). You could contact the CALS office and ask. There still is the University Wide scholarship merit schoalrship but don’t know if FAFSA is required or not. The UNC system has raised tuition and made massive budget cuts this year and more to come next year at all of it’s campuses. There is less money to go around. Providing scholarships for instate students with financial need is first priority I would think. I don’t believe there is any scholarship for oos’ers to bring the COA down to instate prices.</p>
<p>Collins, My son is out of state and is a freshman at NCSU. It cost us $28,100 this year with the most expensive meal plan (boys eat a lot). Books were probably around $600 extra. No merit, no loans. A much better deal than many other highly ranked state schools for OOS students</p>
<p>Has OOS tuition at NCSU really risen that much since 2011-2012 school year?
Website has OOS tuition at $19.9k and a total cost of $32.6k. For total cost of $33k, it is actually one of the lesser expensive public schools to attend as an OOSer - compared to say a Penn State, Michigan, UVa, UNC, etc.</p>
<p>2011-12 NC Residents Out of State Residents
Tuition & Fees $7018 $19,852
Books & Supplies $1000 $1000
Room rent $5176 $5176
Meals $3360 $3360
Personal Expenses $1250 $1250
Transportation $751 $1151
Health Insurance $833 $833
TOTAL $19,388 $32,622</p>
<p>I had heard the same thing (from a guidance counselor) that there is no money aside from the big scholarships. We were pleasantly surprised to get a letter from the College of Engineering offering him $3k for two years. We’re in state though. He said he applied via a link on the website. I also made sure we had FAFSA done by late Feb, but we don’t qualify for need based aid.</p>
<p>This is from one of their earlier emails:
Many students are interested in being considered for academic scholarships. While we would like to recognize all of our top achievers with scholarship funding, unfortunately the University offers few purely merit-based scholarships to entering freshmen. In 2011, fewer than 100 University-wide scholarships were awarded to students in the top 5% of their graduating classes with weighted GPA’s exceeding 4.75 and SAT scores above1500. There is no separate application for these scholarships. Students are considered based on the application for admission.</p>
<p>Beyond these few University-wide awards, there are also a number of college-based scholarships for students in particular academic programs. Some of these may require a separate application. For a complete listing, please see the Scholarships section of our website: [North</a> Carolina State University :: Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.ncsu.edu/finaid]North”>Financial Aid | Student Services Center | NC State University). There are also a number of scholarships for which both merit and need considered. You will automatically be reviewed for these if you submit the FAFSA by March 1 and demonstrate financial need.</p>