<p>I know that the OOS waivers were talked about in the admissions letter but is it possible to have seen nothing in your admissions letter about a scholarship and still get about a $10,000 scholarship?</p>
<p>OOS waivers are still being handed out till March 15th and other university scholarships will be given out till May 1st so it’s still possible you may get something before then.</p>
<p>Do you mean that someone who didn’t get an OOS waiver in their acceptance packet could still get one? Or are they just handing them out to kids who are receiving their packets late?</p>
<p>I have no idea</p>
<p>I called admissions office the day my son got his acceptance to inquire about the possiblity of an OOS waiver since there was no mention in the letter. They said there is still a possiblity and I got the impression that we would know by March 15th if he would be getting one. My husband knows someone who got a waiver after the acceptance letter was received so we haven’t given up hope!</p>
<p>My son got in out of state two years ago. I was on the phone with admission office up until May 1 and I got nowhere either on scholarship money or out of state. Out of state sounded like a 2 year process at least as first year in a dorm would not count. Maybe things have changed. I should add we had no connection to the state, no second home, never had lived there, no relatives there, do not live in an adjoining state, etc. Ultimately decided to go elsewhere in state.</p>
<p>The Out of State waiver is a scholarship not a process to qualify for instate tuition as QuestionAuth referenced. And yes, scholarships can come at any point in the process. I assume the Admissions and Financial Aid depts have to determine who in fact is going to matriculate, which is not finalized until after May 1, to determine how much of the money that was already offered will still be available. My son was given add’l need and merit aid after the initial acceptance OOS scholarship. I know that doesn’t necessarily help for those who need to know prior to May 1, however.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification on the out of state thing. Clemson and Georgia Tech were only places that offered no academic scholarships to my son and we didn’t qualify for any need-based aid. I know someone the following year from our town that was offered about $13k scholarship, but he was really exceptional on GPA and test score.</p>
<p>One last thing, we were really impressed by Clemson.</p>
<p>My son was offered the OOS waiver but nothing additional. Clemson was his #1 choice along with both my wife and myself. Unfortunately he received no additional academic scholarship offers from them. Considering the significant financial difference between the Clemson state residency rate and that of UF & FSU, it doesn’t make much sense to go out of state. If the difference was even close we would probably choose Clemson.</p>
<p>My daugher would just be happy with the oos waiver…she was accepted into calhoun honors …has a 2020 on her sats and is top 10 in her class of 400 students and still nothing.</p>
<p>ctauber - Son received the OOS waiver with acceptance but then received add’l scholarships (~$8K) later in the process. These scholarships continue as long as his GPA stays up. While at Clemson, he has also received monies for participating in various programs, as well as applied for and received funds to study abroad. Once he moved off campus (as most students do), his living expenses went down substantially and the all of the scholarships basically cover the tuition cost. I’m sure that less money is available given the current economic climate, but there are definitely opportunities to lessen the financial burden once you’re a Tiger - you just need to seek them out and work hard! Good luck!</p>
<p>Tiger10- How much later in the process did the additional offer come? </p>
<p>The tuition differential for us between Clemson vs the University of Florida is approximately 9k per year, between Clemson and Florida State about 11.4k (additional 2400 per year academic scholarship offer extended). We’d be willing to foot half of that bill for the opportunity for him to attend Clemson, beyond that would be non-sensical. Clemson is a very fine institution but so are the other two.</p>
<p>As I recall it was after May 1. Other money and scholarships came after being enrolled, e.g. an additional $3.5K scholarship added this year. I totally appreciate the priorities of your decision; finances were the primary consideration for the college decisions in our family, especially when the schools were comparable. I’ve learned from friends that some colleges offered great assistance freshman year and then the same level wasn’t available in subsequent years. I’ve been pleasantly surprised that our experience at Clemson has been the opposite!</p>
<p>If you don’t hear back from Clemson before the deadline, you should do the right thing for your finances and send your son to UF. That’s what I would do at least if I were in your situation.</p>
<p>No question about that, Pierre. Those savings can/will fund grad school.</p>
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I was thinking that if you got into the honors program, you’d get the out of state waiver. Sounds like not…</p>
<p>I know, kind of crazy…was a least hoping for something, but still havent heard.</p>
<p>^did you apply late? The deadline for early scholarship consideration was in December I think. Also, the honors college considers extracurriculars and essays etc… so there is more to that than numbers. You seem like you have the stats to get an OOS waiver. Maybe call the financial aid office and ask them about that?</p>
<p>no she applied early by October…we even got a likely letter last spring…she loves Clemson but was travel expense we were hoping for some money…</p>
<p>val</p>