Scholarship vs. Good Education

Please answer all of those questions above, people want to help you find a school you want and can afford to attend. There are low cost schools and some with automatic merit aid. Knowing gpa, test scores and your budget helps in figuring out what other options you might have.

For example, University of Toledo offers oos applicants with 2.75 gpas and 1030 sat or 20 act score $9,500/year. Even more for better stats. http://www.utoledo.edu/admission/freshman/scholarships/2019/out-of-state.html

West Texas A&M University offers a wildlife biology degree and “$9,803 – Tuition for U.S. students attending West Texas A&M University (12 hours)” http://wtamu.edu/admissions/tuition-rates.aspx

What is your net price for Grace? Their CoA is $33,942, how much was your scholarship offer? Their average net price is about $20,000. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=grace&s=all&id=150677#expenses Have you deciphered the entire offer to determine if it is all scholarships and grants or does it include some loans?

Have you filed a FAFSA? Do you know your EFC or if you are Pell eligible?

Besides the $5,500 in federal loans you can take, do you have any savings and how much support can you get from extended family? “We’ll help as much as we can” is an offer of moral support. Has anyone given you an actual dollar amount they are willing to pledge.