Paying for UTK

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<p>So, I'm going to be with UTK at least for my freshman year starting this fall. Tuition + room + board + other fees all total to about 24k. UTK is very stingy with aid and I've only gotten 6k/yr from the volunteer scholarship. Other scholarships that I have is the Ned McWherter (3k/yr), Hope (4k/yr), and GAMS (1.5k/yr). I also have a discount of 25% off the tuition since my mom is a state employee. </p>

<p>This leaves me with about 8k to pay out of pocket. I'm planning on doing work-study and I was wondering how much that would give me in helping paying the remaining balance. </p>

<p>Also, is living on-campus cheaper?</p>

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<p>@rxllrn how did you find out about your FA package? did you find out via snail mail, VIP,or UTmail ?</p>

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<p>They never sent me a financial aid package. They did send me mail saying that I was eligible for the Volunteer Scholarship. The rest are scholarships that I applied for and have been notified about. I’m just putting them together.</p>

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<p>Today I got an email from financial aid telling me my package though. Though my utk email</p>

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<p>rxllrn - UT matches the McWherter Scholarship - you should get an additional 3,000. Or that is what it says on the website, TSAC pays 3 and the school pays 3.</p>

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<p>I thought that if I already got a scholarship from them (Volunteer) then that counts as their match?</p>

<p>Also I read that you said (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-tennessee-knoxville/1429968-scholarship-information-email-received-yesterday.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-tennessee-knoxville/1429968-scholarship-information-email-received-yesterday.html&lt;/a&gt;) that if I am accepted to the Honors Program then my volunteer scholarship increases by 1k. Is it still true today?</p>

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<p>I think they changed the rules this year. We got a letter welcoming us to the Honors program. I would call them if you are unsure.</p>