<p>Hi Guys!</p>
<p>I live in Florida and my family income is about 65k...does UNC-CH give good financial aid for OOS?</p>
<p>Sorry if my question is stupid but I'm new to the board...thanks for everything in advance!</p>
<p>P.S. i have a 3.5 UW GPA and 32 ACT with decent ECs...merit aid maybe? or maybe not? lol.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Not sure about need based aid, but it is extremely unlikely you would receive merit aid with only a 32 ACT unless you have some amazing EC’s.</p>
<p>FA at UNC is primarily need based. That said, they do however offer a number of merit awards that have nothing to do with need. </p>
<p>[The</a> Office of Scholarships & Student Aid at UNC-Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/type/ssa_scholarships.html]The”>http://studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/type/ssa_scholarships.html)</p>
<p>With family income of 65K I am guessing that you should receive some need based aid at most schools including UNC.</p>
<p>I would have to agree with Ryan that unless you aren’t telling the whole story, a 3.5/32 ACT probably isn’t going to be competitive enough on their own for a merit award at UNC. That should not keep you from applying though because no one outside the FA offices knows exactly how they determine who gets the awards.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the Univ of South Carolina? Your stats would probably qualify you for a named merit award which also adds tuition being reduced to in state levels. it makes the cost of attendance very low and is a real up and comer school.</p>
<p>Without knowing your full stats. OOS with a 3.5 uw GPA is very unlikely to be accepted at UNC-CH. (regardless of FA).</p>
<p>You may want to search this forum for OOS “chances”. </p>
<p>I do not think UNC is known for OOS non-merit based aid, but given the requirements needed for OOS admissions I would imagine that most OOS students come with the ability to qualify for at least some merit based aid from other sources.</p>