Wondering if there is anyone here who received either a Full or Partial Out-of-State tuition waiver along with their FSU acceptance and if they would be willing to share their stats. I am curious what level of gpa and test scores it takes to awarded an Out-of-State tuition waiver at FSU. Thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to share!
My son received a Full OOS tuition waiver. He was auto-admitted to Honors College. Notice of his tuition waiver did not come with his admission letter. It was posted on his FSU account 3-4 weeks later. Stats: 4.0 UW GPA, 34 ACT, 4 AP classes, lots of ECs and leadership.
My son did. It was noted online with his acceptance. Full out-of-state tuition waiver. ACT 27 but FSU superscores so if that is correct-30. Unweighted GPA was 3.8. JV and Varsity sports with leadership but not many other ECs. I am not sure of his weighted GPA but at least a 4.0. 2 AP courses and 4 college-level courses. Two years ago my other son was awarded a 50% tuition waiver. He had a 1920 SAT and 3.65 unweighted GPA. Had he received the full one, he would most likely have attended there. He is now a sophomore at Ohio State and loves it.
My son got the off OOS waiver. He got 2150 on SATs with a 4.0 FSU weighted average. Still waiting to see if he gets anything from UF, but apparently they are far less generous.
I was offered the full waiver (I live in GA). I have a superscore of 29.5, which rounds up to their required 30 on the ACT, I guess. I also got the $9,600 freshman scholarship and the invitation to FSU’s honor program
I was not offered it outright, but to be fair my test scores weren’t up to par during the application. Today I received tuition reduction because I live in PA and the university freshman one. My ACT was a 31 and my FSU recalculated GPA is a 4.13
Hi @a0dhan725, a 31 on the ACT certainly seems like a very good test score - you are too hard on yourself when you say your test scores weren’t up to par!
From what everyone is posting, it looks like a 4.0+ weighted GPA and a 30 ACT score are probably the minimum of what it takes to get the OOS Tuition waiver?
Got in from PA too with OOS waiver. Where in PA are you from @a0dhan725?
@Newtownunit Outside of Philadelphia, maybe ill see you next year
We’re from NJ. My daughter received a full OOS tuition waiver plus the $9,600 freshman scholarship. Her stats: 1960 SAT, 3.9 UW/4.9 W GPA, 8 APs, lots of ECs, leadership, and volunteer. Waiver and scholarship posted online.
We are from South Georgia and daughter received full OOS waiver plus the $9600 Freshman scholarship with 32 ACT, 5.1 Weighted, 10 AP tests passed and lots of ECs.
My son is OOS NY he did not receive the waiver with his admission BUT they put it in writing for us that is he hits a 29 on the ACT they will give him the partial OOS waiver or a 30 for the full OOS tuition waiver on the April ACT’s…he currently has a 27…He went this weekend for accepted students day and committed. Just thought you guys would like to know if you did not get a waiver it isn’t too late. 
If I applied RD do my chances at an OOS waiver decrease or are the chances the same?
I have a 34 super scored with a 3.9 unweighted GPA and lots of EC’s and leadership positions
Thanks for the feedback if anyone can help!
It’s a great incentive. The full OOS waiver makes FSU much less expensive than Penn State and UF. We’re still waiting to hear if UF will provide any tuition waiver, but they don’t issue decisions until late March.
I got the full OOS waiver and the university freshman scholarship but didn’t get honors. I had a 3.7 unweighted GPA (and ~4.0 W) and 31 on the ACT.
@Reallycoolshoes @Newtownunit @NYIslekid @elitecheer I get that ACT should at least be a 29 but what about the SAT? I only plan on taking the ACT once but the SAT twice (Got an 1870 on SAT first try)
@jdschooled5 I would imagine that a comparable SAT score according to this chart would suffice. http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html
@Reallycoolshoes It’s approximately a 28. Do you think in May I can get a 1900 on the SAT and in June I can get a 29/30 on the ACT? I study at least 3 times a week doing practice questions.
It’s definitely doable if you started at an 1870, as these tests can be learned. Just make sure you study efficiently but not excessively, as you can burnout or start over thinking stuff. There are a lot of threads on this website about how to do that, but my best tips are to take a lot of practice tests under timed conditions (particularly for the ACT. Timing kills a lot of people in the science) and go over every question you missed and write down difficult questions in a notebook for later review.
You’re in the zone, but I called the school admissions office directly and they gave me the scores needed. I just don’t remember what they said.