Hi there!
I’m wondering if there’s any chance of getting a full ride/full tuition (or something very close) to one of these universities? Because I live in Michigan and out-of-state tuition is so high, the only way I would be able to go is if I got most of the tuition cost paid for. I hope to major in Advertising. I’m just finishing up junior year and these are my stats so far.
32 ACT
4.0 UW GPA, 4.4 W GPA
Top % of my class, seated to be valedictorian or salutatorian next year
AP Tests: US History - 3, AP Lang and AP Bio - waiting for score (expect to do well, History was a little slip up)
Great Extracurriculars and leadership at school, some volunteering and leadership in the community
Any chance of this happening or should I look at other schools? If so, suggestions?
A full ride or full tuition? Not likely.
University of Miami is a private university. Your state of residence doesn’t matter. I’m guessing you willmget some merit aid…but the onky way to know is to apply…and wait and see.
Florida State is a public university…in Florida. Their first obligation is to the residents who pay taxes there.
Perhaps a Florida parent will be able to comment.
Can your parents pay any of the cost of your attendance in college?
And have to ask…what is the matter with the public universities in Michigan?
How much will your parents pay
At most, at FSU, you might…might…get an OOS tuition waiver, but would mean that you’d be paying about $25k per year to go. Will your parents pay that if you luckily got that?
Merit at UM would be rather modest.
For advertising, you should look at Alabama. You’d get 25k per year in merit, and advertising and PR are very strong there.
But find out what your family will pay
My parents are willing to put of some of the cost, but it would make the most financial sense to go to one of my college choices that offers the most scholarship aid. I already have guaranteed full tuition at Oakland University and it’s just hard to rationalize spending the extra money when I could get them same education for a fraction of the price. There’s nothing is wrong with universities in Michigan. I’m just looking for a change of scenery and have relatives that live down there.
Well…you have a good affordable option. If you take that one, you might have some extra money to visit those relatives in Florida!
Apply and see…understanding that the cost might prohibit you from being able to attend.
There are net price calculators on the college websites. Did you run your family financials on them?
Thank you for all the advice…I’ll look into it!
With your stats you would be pretty certain to get the OOS waiver at FSU - they are a great deal - this page shows instate COA at $18k. This past year the OOS waiver required a 30 ACT superscored and your GPA would not be an issue. You would likely be competitive for other scholarships there as well (Freshman, Presidential). http://admissions.fsu.edu/freshman/finances/
Miami would be much more expensive. UA is a good deal but believe it’s $19k merit with your ACT score so more expensive than FSU.
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@my2caligirls that is not a true COA. That only includes tuition, r&b and books. The student needs to add at least 3-4K to cover personal expenses, and travel costs. And if the school has any “course fees” that can be another 1-2k per year.
Thank you for the correction… for some reason I thought he had a 33.
Retest and try for an act 33…more money at UA
@mom2collegekids you are right on re additional expenses . . . need to add those to the equation everywhere.
Most instate Florida families figure about $20k for the COA, but you really can keep it lower than that by not living on campus and not taking a meal plan. You have to be frugal, but it can be done. I had a friend’s son who came in at $20k, and he wasn’t even trying to save money - a car, a fraternity, a girl friend, no job.
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True, but this student isn’t instate, and even with an instate waiver, there will be costs that he will experience that the true instate kids might not…such as more costly travel, since this student lives in Michigan…and many kids find that their parents’ health insurance does not work well OOS…so some have to also buy the school plan.