Public Universities VS Private Universities

[MQ1993]

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@annasdad

With a 1200 SAT, admission to any engineering program is going to be dicey, let alone with a substantial scholarship. You might consider moving to the US, working for a year to establish residency somewhere, and then doing two years at a CC followed by a transfer to a state engineering school.

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<p>Well I don’t think that a 1200/1600 SAT score categorizes as “dicey” for admission. Maybe so for a merit scholarship. I did consider moving to Texas and establishing residency but my father couldn’t come with me to settle me down there before September. If I go now I would still have to pay out of state tuition by the time Fall 2012 arrives.</p>

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@mom2collegekids

Your stats aren’t high enough to get enough scholarship money to get your annual costs down to $10k per year at most schools that have engineering.

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<p>Again as I’ve posted in my other thread, I’m not asking for a scholarship that will take down my OOS tuition to below than $10K but I’m asking for an “out of state tuition adjusment” like the example I have provided in my other thread. </p>

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@sk8rmom

Does the $10K figure include the amount you’d be eligible for in student loans? Have you calculated an expected EFC to see if you might be eligible for Pell grants?

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<p>Actually I haven’t even considered studying loans and how much I could qualify for because I don’t want to put myself in potential trouble that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I haven’t calculated the EFC because I know that my fathers salary will not be very helpful to my situation number-wise. Also, his salary isn’t really going to help me financially… as I said, he will provide about $10K for tuition and other expenses. </p>

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@thumper1

Could the OP please clarify whether the $10,000 is for the TOTAL cost of attendance? They keep talking about “tuition” but there are costs for food and housing as well…and books, transportation and personal expenses.

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<p>Yeah well I mentioned in another thread that my father will pay around $10K to $15K for ALL my expenses, including food and housing. I don’t want to pay for room and board in the university since I will try to manage with a roommate somewhere near the campus. The scholarship UT-Arlington is willing to give me will cut total annual tuition down to around 4000-5000 dollars maximum (more info on this scholarship on the other thread). What other expenses are there?</p>