<p>My son just received his SAT results and they fall in the 1330-1390 range. His GPA is very high. He is applying in the fall to the engineering school. What does it mean when it says the engineering school will bring their university sch. up to the value of tuition? Does that mean we would get in state tuition?</p>
<p>We will be visiting next week and have arranged to meet with someone from engineering and the marching band. Looking forward to seeing this school that everyone on this thread raves about. We are Virginia residents and have never been to Alabama. Roll Tide Roll!</p>
<p>Students who have a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT (math and verbal scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive a tuition supplement to bring their University-level scholarship offer up to the value of tuition. In addition, they will receive $2,500 per year for four years. </p>
<p>Your child will get FULL TUITION plus $2500/yr. So, that’s worth $20,000 plus $2500/yr! :)</p>
<p>So, your child will get free out-of-state tuition PLUS $2500/yr.</p>
<p>Total package is worth over $90k (since the scholarship increases as tuition increases)</p>
<p>Congrats on your son, hokiefan. Be sure to notice Mom2’s point about the UA scholarship covering tuition increases. As D2’s other school offers roll in (UA is way faster in this arena!) we’ve notice that just about all are offering a flat rate this year. When tuition goes up, that means you have to cover the difference. </p>
<p>For example, the University of Florida gave D2 the out-of-state waiver and a flat rate that would cover tuition from the 2008 rate, but as I learned from this forum, the Florida legislature has mandated that UF tuition be raised to the national level. Since they have kept it low (about half of UA’s) due to Bright Futures success (their in-state scholarship plan), that means you can look at tuition to double over the next years, which means you have to pay the difference. </p>
<p>So a scholarship that keeps up with inflation in these troubled times is, IMO, a huge plus. In fact, UA’s tuition has doubled since 04 but D1’s scholarship kept up with the rise.</p>
<p>Again, congrats on your son and you can learn a lot about the engineering programs at this forum.</p>
<p>*As D2’s other school offers roll in (UA is way faster in this arena!) we’ve notice that just about all are offering a flat rate this year. When tuition goes up, that means you have to cover the difference. *</p>
<p>Very true!!! And for schools that just give a flat merit scholarship (like $10k per year), that can be dwarfed as costs go up each year!</p>
<p>BTW…as an aside. The Honors College has recently announced new scholarships for current students. Some are need based and some are just merit based (based on performance while at Bama). I don’t think they’re on the website, but there are 6 different ones (I don’t know how many are awarded per scholarship).</p>
<p>Just checking in and I’m not sure I’m reading this right. My son will get FREE tuition and 2,500/yr. if he is accepted to Bama and accepted into engineering. This is almost too good to be true. His scores are pretty lopsided so I hope that won’t hurt him (cr 590, math 770). Is there any chance he will not be accepted into the school?</p>
<p>As an aside concerning the scholarship increases with tuition, I’ve learned that lesson the hard way. My daughter is a sophmore at a private in DC. She was awarded the top merit scholarship last year as a freshman. The regional admission rep had told us verbal before she committed that the scholarship would increase with tuition increases. Imagine my surprise when this year bill came and the merit money stayed the same. A phone call to the school told me the rep was wrong and of course nothing in writing. So, as much as that money is helping I cringe when I think about the increases for the next 2 years at this school. As my son would say, the deal at Bama is’sweet’.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info and all your help. We are so looking forward to our visit next week. I think we are going to try and eat at Dreamlands.</p>
<p>My son is most excited about meeting the marching band director. A dream come true, marching in the ‘Million Dollar Band’. I don’t even like football and I’m excited already. Besides, I would love to fly an Alabama flag in front of my house. The hokie and wahoo fans won’t know what to do with themselves.</p>
<p>^ Many of us here were in the same boat as you, learned of this deal early and it seemed “too good to be true.” Spoke to the local rep, there had to be a catch. Would believe it when we saw it - if it was that easy how could it be real? Well, the letters came and it has all panned out. This is the real deal.</p>
<p>Hard to get our heads around until we framed it this way. The admissions process and straight-forward award seems so easy, but I feel it is a reward for the four years of hard work in high school. That (at least for us!) was by no means the easy road.</p>
<p>More schools should adopt this model - no screwing around talking of big awards only to find the criteria moving around, dates being pushed, limited number avail. etc.</p>
<p>His scores are pretty lopsided so I hope that won’t hurt him (cr 590, math 770). Is there any chance he will not be accepted into the school?</p>
<p>His lopsided scores will NOT matter at all. He definitely will get accepted. If you’re at all concerned, then have him submit his apps (to school and for scholarships) in August…as soon as the new apps are up. :)</p>
<p>Bama is always more lenient with apps when kids apply early.</p>
<p>You might also have your child take the SAT again…it would be better if he decides to apply for CBH.</p>
<p>I was actually going to have him take the ACT in June and see how that goes. If it is terrific than he will be done. But if need be, he can still retake SAT and/or ACT in the fall with some more prep this summer. My son is so busy with school work right now I think he is about to explode.</p>
<p>What would happen if my rising HS Senior accepts the Engineering scholarship for 2011 and decides after his first semester or first year that he would rather not stay in the Engineering program? Do they prorate the $2500 and apply $1250 to each semester?</p>
<p>yes, the engineering scholarship is divided per semester…The tuition scholarship is done the same way.</p>
<p>If your son changes his major, the next semester wont’ have the scholarship. You don’t have to repay for the previous semesters.</p>
<p>However…keep in mind, if your child is also getting the “bumped up” tuition from COE, that “bumped up” part will also go away if your child changes his major. </p>