<p>Hello!
My sister will be attending Sarah Lawrence College this fall and I am a rising senior. As you probably know SLC has the most expensive tuition in the nation. Because of this the funds left over for my college education are somewhat slim. I am looking to go to school in the south (TN, MS, AL, LA, SC, NC, GA, TX) and would prefer to be relatively close to a larger city (NOLA, Atlanta, Dallas, Charleston, etc.). I have a GPA 3.7 and 1900 SAT (Bare bone stats). Also, I'm a nationally ranked cheerleader and I'm hoping to get scholarship money from that. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what southern schools would finically affordable? Either through scholarships or financial aid?</p>
<p>A full tuition scholarship probably leaves about $10,000 to $15,000 of remaining cost of attendance in the south, but check each school’s cost of attendance carefully.</p>
<p>UCs and CSUs should be under consideration for affordability purposes. However, some schools out of state list prices are lower than UC in state list price.</p>
<p>So I suppose I should have better explained my financial situation. My sister is going to SLC in the fall. We both have the same funds in our college accounts (in not sure exactly what this is). However what I do know is she is having to pay for half of her education in loans. I’d really prefer not to have to start my adult life in debt seeing as my future plans include law school and this will require debt of it’s own.
So let’s say my budget is about $30,000. That would seem about right.
Math was 630 CR 700 so Math+CR 1330
The thread provided was incredibly helpful. If I’m not mistaken I’d be eligible for full tuition at LSU and BAMA?
Any other thoughts?</p>
<p>At Bama, with a 1330 Math + CR, you’d get 2/3 tuition scholarship (about $15k per year). </p>
<p>The only way you’d get full tuition at Bama is if you majored in Engineering or Computer Science…then a 1330 would get full tuition plus 2500 per year… </p>
<p>Where did you see otherwise??? On that link it says that instate kids need a 1330…OOS kids need a 1400. </p>
<p>If you were to get a 1400+ in Math + CR, then you’d get free tuition at Bama. I’m not sure what LSU is doing these days…their scholarships change a lot. </p>
<p>With a 2/3 tuition scholarship at Bama, your remaining costs would be less than $20k per year. and, yes, this is Alabama the flagship…in Tuscaloosa. </p>
<p>Have you visited? If not, you should. Bama is gorgeous, has strong academics, amazing school spirit, and an awesome Honors College…which you’d qualify for.</p>
<p>I did visit! I went and Auburn, Alabama and Ole Miss last month. I loved all three campuses but felt more inclined towards Auburn. However my dad is being very hesitant about me going there due to the recent shooting (which I think is silly but you know dads). After reviewing the website just now I did read incorrectly. But 2/3 tuition is still an excellent offer. The only reason I’m hesitant on Bama is because of it’s size. It felt a little large for me.
I liked Ole Miss too. Especially with the Trent Lott leadership institute. I do believe I will be eligible for a nice scholarship there as well. I need to look into that.</p>
<p>Nonresident students with a combined Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT score of 1330 or a composite ACT score of 30 as well as a 3.00 computed gpa are eligible to receive this award.</p>
<p>Exemption from the payment of tuition and nonresident fees
An opportunity to become a Chancellor’s Student Aide and earn up to $6,200 ($1550 per year) working in a campus job</p>
<p>$30,000 per year, or $30,000 for all four years?</p>
<p>$30,000 per year is not hard at all to find something in your budget – some southern (and other) universities are around that at list price for out of state students, and some others are only a little more (meaning that you do not need that much in the way of scholarships to get under your price limit). $30,000 per year also almost covers in-state UC and easily covers in-state CSU with thousands of dollars per year left over.</p>
<p>But if you have only $30,000 for all four years, then you need big scholarships to make it work.</p>
<p>If you like Auborn, may also like Clemson. University of South Carolina has wonderful, top ranked honors college, but need higher SAT probably. However you are in the range for some of the scholarships that would give you tuition waiver so on top of some scholarship money you also pay in-state rates.</p>
<p>Lots of great information here from reliable posters helping you out. Be aware that these awards can and do change from year to year. They are often updated for the new applicants about this time of year. Before you get serious about a school and are counting on a merit award make sure you call and confirm that the award you see listed is in fact what will be offered to the applicants for fall of 2012.</p>
<p>If your budget is $30K per year and you want to consider LACs Birmingham-Southern might be worth looking at. You would probably be eligible for one of the merit scholarships in the $10,000 to $12,000 per year range.</p>
<p>Like you, my D was a nationally ranked cheerleader and has participated in the sport since she was six. She is now a collegiate cheerleader and like most schools, she’s given around $1,000 or so per year if I’m not mistaken. The schools that offer large scholarships are programs like KY, U of F, Central Florida, etc. (i.e. schools that consistently perform well at worlds – Bama may be among them, not sure), but they’re few and far between. Cheerleading as a sport is not recognized in the same manner as other sports; hence, the merit $ available is far less. In order to qualify for most of these powerhouse cheer schools, you need to be small and the tumbling requirements are intense (i.e. a standing full). If you meet these criteria, I suggest you contact the coaches via email and provide your “cheerleading resume”. I would also have you note that college cheerleading is a different beast than high school cheerleading. (PM me for more info.)</p>
<p>Should you want to cheer in college but not for a powerhouse cheer program like KY, then here’s what you need to know: </p>
<p>Most med/large schools have two squads: co-ed and all girl
Tumbling requirements fluctuate from school to school, but most require a minimum standing back and round-off, back handspring back
Tryouts are conducted AFTER acceptance letters go out. Typically, they’re conducted on a weekend in April and decisions are released on Sunday or Monday. If your decision to attend the school is contingent upon you making cheerleader, you generally will have a window of about 1-2 weeks from the time cheer decisions are released and school decisions are due (May 1).
Some schools will let you submit video tryouts. Some will require you tryout in person.
When you tryout, you’ll need to specify what stunting position you’re trying out for (flyer, base, back). Some schools will let you tryout for two positions.
If you’re trying out for co-ed, you must be able to partner stunt, and that will be part of the tryout. </p>
<p>Again, if you have further questions, PM me, and I’ll do my best to answer them.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the help!
I feel much more confident in my options. I’m really interested at looking into Clemson. Are my scores and grades high enough to get in?</p>
<p>jc40, thank you for your help and insight! I am 4’10" and less than 100 lbs. I have been a serious cheerleader since my freshman year. My dance, tumbling, and stunting background are fairly intense. As far as my skill set goes, my best pass is a roundoff back handspring layout and a standing back tuck. But I am working on my full twist now. However my real skills are based in stunting in which I feel I excel. Flying has always come naturally to me (coed and all girl). I know its very cut throat and intense but I love the sport and am very passionate about it. As far money goes I know that cheer scholarships are small but anything helps, right?</p>
<p>if you are a bio or chem major you could apply for the scholars program which would give you about another 3200 per year. (is selective)</p>
<p>urban campus, 11k undergrads, strong++ for sciences but has all majors, wonderful honors colleges. not a football or party school. about 6% greek</p>
<p>If you like Clemson, look at Virginia Tech, too. It may not be as far south as you would like to go, though. The two schools are very similar in many respects. Great in the sciences and an awesome campus/sports environment. I think your scores would put you in the running for some form of aid, esp given your geographical factor. Costs for next year for OOS students is 32K. Your SAT and GPA scores are just a bit short (1350/3.8 is cut off) for applying to the Honors program. If you wanted to try again in Oct.? </p>
<p>I think you’ve gotten some good advice so far - one thing I will add is that you should take the ACT. A lot of merit aid for southern schools is pegged to that test, and also some students do better on the ACT compared to the SAT (and vice versa).</p>
<p>I don’t know of ANY southern school that doesn’t accept an equivalent SAT score for scholarship consideration. But, do take the ACT…you may get a higher score and more scholarship money.</p>
<p>I don’t think your current score is high enough for merit at Clemson, so you’d likely be paying full OOS COA or close to it. Typically, you need a 1400+ M+CR for decent merit there. And, much higher scores would be needed for their honors college…and I think you have to be in the top 2-3% of your class. </p>
<p>Cheer…since you’re interested in cheerleading, it sounds like you’d want a big Div I football school.</p>
<p>Is your budget $30k per YEAR or $30k total??? If it’s $30k per year, then you will have some choices.</p>
<p>don’t fear Bama’s size. It is laid out in a very intelligent way so that kids aren’t criss-crossing campus all day long. Academic bldgs are in the center, with supporting buildings on the perimeter. Buildings related to certain majors are clustered…such as all the STEM buildings are located in the upper NE quadrant of the campus…and all the business buildings are located in the southwest quadrant of campus…and the liberal arts classes are located around the Quad.</p>
<p>Alabama is a hot school right now…and has some strong programs. USC-Columbia and Clemson would be excellent choices. Florida State University as well. </p>
<p>Georgia is fine but they admit so many in state kids with full tuition HOPE SCHOLARSHIP that it doesnt leave too much room/money for OOS. </p>
<p>Elon University is also a wonderful school, so look at it.</p>
and, yes, this is Alabama the flagship…in Tuscaloosa. </p>