It was my understanding that the University of Alabama waived it’s out-of-state when students met a set of academic criteria. Is this not correct?
Edit: grammar
It doesn’t work like that… no waivers…state won’t allow.
However, there are academic merit scholarships for those that have certain stats.
What are your stats?
Out-of-State Merit Scholarships for 2019-2020
Please review our FAQ section for details on the scholarships listed below.
First time freshmen who meet the December 15 scholarship deadline, have a qualifying score on the ACT or SAT and have at least a 3.5 cumulative high school GPA through the junior year will be eligible for the following merit-based scholarships:
Capstone
A student with a 27 ACT or 1260-1290 SAT score and a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Capstone Scholar and will receive $24,000 over four years ($6,000 per year).
Collegiate
A student with a 28 ACT or 1300-1320 SAT score and a minimum GPA of 3.5 will be named a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $32,000 over four years ($8,000 per year).
Foundation in Excellence
A student with a 29 ACT or 1330-1350 SAT score and at least a 3.5 GPA will be named a Foundation in Excellence Scholar and will receive $60,000 over four years ($15,000 per year).
UA Scholar
A student with a 30-31 ACT or 1360-1410 SAT score and at least a 3.5 GPA, he or she will be named a UA Scholar and will receive $80,000 over four years ($20,000 per year).
Presidential
A student with a 32-36 ACT or 1420-1600 SAT score and at least a 3.5 GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and will receive $104,000 over four years ($26,000 per year). Students graduating with remaining scholarship semester(s) may use these monies toward graduate school and/or law school study at UA.
Presidential Elite
A student with a 4.0 GPA and a 36 ACT or 1600 SAT will be selected as a Presidential Elite Scholar and will receive:
Value of tuition for up to four years for degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate or law studies
One year of on-campus housing at regular room rate
$1,000 per year stipend for four years
$2,000 one-time allowance for use in summer research or international study (after completing one year of study at UA)
$2,000 book scholarship ($500 per year for four years)
If these are your stats, you would get MORE than what an OOS waiver would give you. 
You’d get $26k per year! This reduces your tuition to about $3k per year…far BELOW Instate tuition!!!
@familyfromLI update info for UA OOS 2019-2020
There is a waiver for OOS CC transfers that waives out of state costs. https://scholarships.ua.edu/transfer/
Yes, there is a scholarship that covers the OOS portion. Technically not a “waiver” since the state will not allow those.
@mom2collegekids - thanks for this info, as well as all of the info you provide on these boards to help others in their process
One question Re: the 3.5 GPA threshold - is that weighted, unweighted, or a UA-specific weighted calculation methodology they use for admissions?
It’s whatever is on the transcript. If the highest GPA on the transcript is weighted, then that’s used. Bama doesn’t recalculate unless the school uses a very odd scale like 7.0.
If your school doesnt weight GPA , then you can calculate the weighted GPA using a standard method, then show that to your GC and ask if she’ll write that on the transcript that is sent in…and Bama will accept that for schools that don’t weight GPA.
Thank you!