Possibility of Aid at Georgia Tech?

<p>Right now My EFC is $2,709 but it had to verified because I didn't know I needed to file for taxes, so I think that may go up to like $3,000. According to this, I am Pell eligible.</p>

<p>I applied for some local scholarships, but it's doubtful if I'll get any. I'm also applying for some national scholarships.</p>

<p>I got some scholarships from Purdue and Auburn, and other schools (that I don't really want to go to). Does anybody know about financial aid at Georgia Tech? I applied for the Alumni Scholarship for my area (I'm not sure of the amount). How much of my need do you think will be met if I don't get it?</p>

<p>Edit: COA at Tech is about $40,000.</p>

<p>It sounds like you’re OOS. </p>

<p>GT is a state school. It’s not likely going to give much need-based aid to an OOS student.</p>

<p>GT relies heavily on HOPE for instate students and Pell. </p>

<p>Are your stats super high? If so, then you might get some merit, but you’ll still likely get gapped.</p>

<p>What are your stats?</p>

<p>You’re in Maryland…
Did you apply to any state schools there?</p>

<p>Did you apply to any privates that meet need?</p>

<p>Pell isn’t very much money…with an EFC of about $3k, your Pell Grant will be less than $1,500…not much at all.</p>

<p>My son applied to Georgia Tech. They have a generous merit scholarship program for their top applicants. Otherwise, the pickings are slim. With HOPE, PELL and other federal money, someone from Gerogia could eke by, especially if they are local and commute. Otherwise, it a very expensive choice. </p>

<p>The other thing to examine is if you are looking to major in something that MD cannot provide in their state schools. There are some odd programs like that and if that is the case, you get GA state rates. But that still is a tough go money wise. There is a fire science major that has some geneorus money, I remember, and maybe some other things, but for you to go there OOS is going to be tough financially unless you get something from the school. And as OOS, you are not going to be at the head of the class for any need grants…</p>

<p>SAT: 2040
GPA: 3.7 UW
Rank: Top 10%
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<p>Are these your stats? If so, I don’t think you’ll get much merit aid.</p>

<p>I’m from Georgia and we used to joke about how notoriously bad Tech was at giving out financial aid in high school (like you have to save a busful of children AND cure AIDS in the same week in order to get their Presidential scholarship, and other such jokes). And we were all in-state students - relying on HOPE, which is really a fantastic deal if you are in-state. I don’t think you can hope for a lot of financial aid from GT if you are OOS.</p>

<p>Nope. My son did not get picked for their big merit program, can’t remember what it was called, and they did not offer a dime, and his stats were higher and he had put together a nice package for the scholarship application. I remember the financial aid %s were not good either and that was including the in staters.</p>

<p>Thank you guys for the information. The other schools I applied to were Auburn, Purdue, Arizona State, Drexel, and UMCP.</p>

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<p>Yeah, my major is Industrial Design, and no school in Maryland offers that. Do you have any more information about this program? Last year I researched something called the Academic Common Market, but that was for Auburn and they don’t offer it for Industrial Design this year.</p>

<p>*The other schools I applied to were Auburn, Purdue, Arizona State, Drexel, and UMCP.</p>

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<p>Have you been offered any merit scholarships from these schools? If not, the OOS publics will not likely be affordable either.</p>

<p>I got merit scholarships from Auburn, Purdue, and Arizona State.</p>

<p>You have to look. I researched this 3 years ago and it seemed to be that GTech had a lot of unusual programs and did offer reciprocity under some academic common program with a lot of states. Still, with zero aid beyond loans and that bit of PELL, it is going to be a a tough go without some money from the school. I believe GTech puts its money in the Presidential Scholarships which are very difficult to get. If you did not get one of those, the chances of merit money from them is very low. And financial aid is not a good possibility either.</p>

<p>Isn’t ASU considered one of the best Industrial Design programs in the country? Seems like there was someone else considering that or materials science a few months ago. Is ASU going to be affordable to you with your merit scholarship, Pell, and federal loans?</p>

<p>*I got merit scholarships from Auburn, Purdue, and Arizona State. *</p>

<p>How much did you get from each…if the merit awards are quite large, a Pell award and a student loan could cover their costs. </p>

<p>but, I don’t think Purdue gives big awards. How much did you get from each school?</p>

<p>Purdue: $10,000 per year
Auburn: 2/3 tuition ($15,000 for this year)</p>

<p>I have to look for my Arizona State award. I’ll post another reply when I get home with that info.</p>

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<p>*Purdue: $10,000 per year
Auburn: 2/3 tuition ($15,000 for this year)
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<p>Well, for Auburn, you’re going to owe about another $7500 for tuition and about another $9k for room, board, and books. So…about $16,500. </p>

<p>You’ll get about $1500 from Pell
5500 from a student loan
maybe a few thousand for a minority scholarship…</p>

<p>Can your family pay about $9k -10k per year?</p>

<p>Purdue will cost you a lot more.</p>

<p>It’s too bad that you didn’t apply to any privates that want more URMs…they would probably make things more affordable for you.</p>

<p>ASU Award: $13,000 per year</p>

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<p>I think so. I could earn at least half that working over the summer, and the rest can come from my dad.</p>

<p>Well, it looks like that would cover all but $7500 of ASU’s tuition and fees. If your other grants and family contribution can cover room, board, books, and transportation/personal expenses then it seems like a good choice and will probably be less expensive than GT.</p>

<p>^^^</p>

<p>I agree…but the travel costs would be more than going to Auburn. </p>

<p>I think Auburn might also give him a URM grant.</p>