<p>Just curious if there's anyone on this board that's from out of state but received good scholarships.</p>
<p>I am. Received gold national scholarship which basically gives me in state tuition.</p>
<p>sbjdorlo…Our D1 received a near full-ride scholarship package from UMinn, part of which comes from her NMF status in the Class of '11. She received the Gold Scholar for NM but also received the Gold National, Presidential, Bentson, and an Undergraduate Research scholarship. The U has added/modified some of their scholarship amounts in the last few years, but often seem to make good offers to high stat OOS students. NM status seems to garner larger packages overall and an earlier “complete package” offer, while non-NM kids sometimes get the Gold Scholar offered shortly after admission and additional scholarships offered later in the process. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, my son will only be commended, though his SAT score of 2230 would have put him in the running for NM, but PSAT was only 215. (We’re in Ca. with a very high cutoff)</p>
<p>Doesn’t sound like there’s enough scholarship opportunity for someone like my son.</p>
<p>Thanks, though!</p>
<p>@sbjdorlo. Look at Michigan State. Eligibility for the full Honors College package requires NMF, or 1500 SAT (Math and Reading), or 33 on the ACT. Assuming your son’s grades are good enough, he would qualify for in-state tuition, $15,000 per year, and a Professorial Assistantship paying $2500 per year. My son is looking hard at MSU. He will also be NM commended, but managed a 33 on his only ACT. His GPA is not as good as I would like, but he goes to one of the toughest high schools in the U.S. and has tons of AP credits.</p>
<p><a href=“http://honorscollege.msu.edu/scholarships-incoming-freshmen”>http://honorscollege.msu.edu/scholarships-incoming-freshmen</a> </p>
<p>The MSU Honors Colleges is one of the oldest in the country and MSU is a very good university.</p>
<p>Also look at the ASU Barrett Honors College. ASU is not as good a school as Minnesota or MSU, but the Barrett Honors College is outstanding. The facilities are brand new and set off from the rest of the university. The dedicated support is fantastic. Your son should qualify for a scholarship covering pretty much everything but room and board. There are a ton of California kids at Barrett.</p>
<p>I looked a a couple of your other threads, so I believe that your son is interested in pre-med. Barrett is outstanding for pre-med. Graduates go to some of the top med schools in the country, including Yale, Stanford, and Mayo. I know several kids who graduated a few years ago from BASIS Scottsdale Charter (my son’s high school) and are studying pre-mad at Barrett. These are very smart kids who had many other options. They love Barrett. Barrett also has a pre-med partnership with the Phoenix Mayo Clinic Hospital.
<a href=“http://barretthonors.asu.edu/2012/05/student-interns-in-barrett-mayo-premedical-scholars-program/”>http://barretthonors.asu.edu/2012/05/student-interns-in-barrett-mayo-premedical-scholars-program/</a>.
<a href=“http://clinicalpartnerships.asu.edu/mayo-clinic/education”>http://clinicalpartnerships.asu.edu/mayo-clinic/education</a>
The director of the Mayo program spoke at the recent BASIS graduation.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, Beaudreau. My son will take the ACT in September and I think a 33 is reasonable for him. He has a 1480 combined CR+M, but I don’t think he’ll retake the SAT, even though it might mean missing out on scholarships because it’s not the 1500 that some schools want.</p>
<p>I was actually looking at pre-med for another young friend I’m helping.</p>
<p>My son has interests in game design, CS, music, design, media/multi-media and possibly engineering.</p>
<p>MSU has never come up on a list of colleges that have those areas (except engineering) but I’ll check into it. I think Barrett would be too hot for my son. He has diabetes and heat really reeks havoc on him for whatever reason.</p>
<p>@sbjdorlo. Good luck in your search! If your son were in Arizona, he would have made NMF. My oldest son is starting at Texas A&M this fall and qualified for their excellent scholarship package for NMFs. He will be studying aerospace engineering.</p>
<p>A&M is very good in the areas your son is interested in. If you can qualify of at least a $1000 scholarship that Texas students compete for, then you at least qualify for in-state tuition. One way, which is not for everyone, is to join the Corps of Cadets. The award $1000 scholarships to everyone who joins. Military service is not required. At the end of the sophomore year, the student must decide to go on the military track or the “leadership studies” program. About 60% of the Corps take the leadership studies route.</p>
<p>A&M’s Visualization Department is one of the top programs in the world. <a href=“Visualization - Texas A&M University School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts”>Visualization - Texas A&M University School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts; It combines computer science and graphic art. Graduates are in great demand. There are a lot of Aggies at Pixar, Dreamworks, Industrial Light & Magic, etc.</p>
<p>@Beaudreau Good to hear that about the Visualization Dept. My d, a math/compsci/art kid, is very much interested in it. We are oos, though, and looking for scholarships, which I understand aren’t as generous the past couple of years. She will likely miss NMF by a point or two :(</p>
<p>@hs2015mom. Here are the details concerning how to get the OOS tuition waiver from A&M.
<a href=“https://scholarships.tamu.edu/information/tuition_waiver.aspx”>https://scholarships.tamu.edu/information/tuition_waiver.aspx</a>
A&M has about an $8 billion endowment, so they can be more generous than most public universities. OOS tuition is comparatively reasonable at $25,000, but competition is tough. They only take around 3% OOS, because of state requirements that they admit all Texas students in the top 10% of their class.</p>
<p>@sbjdorlo. I understand about the Arizona heat. But bear in mind that your son won’t be going to school in the summer. All buildings including the dorms are air-conditioned. And from October through April, the weather in Arizona is pretty awesome.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info on A&M Beaudreau! My son is interested in Texas schools, but I’d written it off since I didn’t know their policy on aid and OOS students. I know UTD’s well, but didn’t know if other schools give scholarship winners in-state tuition. </p>
<p>I definitely saw their Visualization Dept. and thought it would be great for my son. I will take a second look!</p>
<p>Yeah- my son would be NM in a lot of states and his SAT would have made him NM here in Ca., but it is what it is, right?</p>
<p>I’m just not seeing enough scholarships for ASU.</p>
<p>I grew up in Az…which is why I moved from Az. 
I like Tucson better than Phoenix, and Prescott’s weather is even nicer, though too windy. Az. is very beautiful, I will say that. :-)</p>
<p>Two NMF sons got wonderful scholarships from UMN. Oldest just graduated with his engineering degree and had a great experience at the U. Second son, who was offered an almost full ride, ended up going to University of Alabama for CS. He is having a great experience there. Sbjdorlo, have your son check this out. Even though he isn’t NMF, if he gets 32+ on his ACT it is a full tuition scholarship.</p>
<p>Most OOS students I know got at least $10,000 in merit scholarships from UMN with ACTs equivalents of 34-36. I am not sure if this is in addition to the gold scholarship (pays OOS tuition difference) or not. NMF status gets you a lot of money from UMN, I know that for sure. If you apply right away (by September) you will get your scholarships very soon if you have high stats. I got my acceptance and scholarship offers in the middle of October!</p>
<p>@heptagirl That’s great to hear, both on the $$ and the timing. My D has a 34 ACT and will likely just miss NMF, but with the low sticker price, $10,000 would do the trick. And how wonderful about the timing of the notification - we’ll make sure she applies by September. Thanks much!</p>
<p>@hs2015mom I had a 35 but missed the NMF cutoff by a lot. I got just over $10k and the honors notification (for CSE) came in October also! You automatically get considered for honors with the regular freshman application. Easiest application she’ll do! If your D has a high GPA and class rank, I think a 34 will get a good amount of money. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@heptagirl, thanks again. So there isn’t an essay for honors? I’ve looked and haven’t seen mention of one. D will be a math major, so in CSE also. The statistics for CSE honors - average ACT 34.4 - are really impressive.</p>
<p>@hs2015mom No essay, absolutely nothing she has to do other than complete the freshman application! I believe CSE has the highest percentage of kids in the honors program (even though it is one of the smaller colleges) yet the “cutoff” scores are also the highest. A true testament to the strength of the program! Every year admissions gets a little more difficult, so I’m curious to see the statistics for the fall 2014 profile when they get published.</p>
<p>@Beaudreau Thanks for the info about A&M scholarships. When in the application process do you find out about scholarships? My d is planning on applying in August.</p>