School that will give me scholarship?

Paying for College
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<p>The OP is not instate for NY publics, so the cost would beyond his budget.</p>

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<p>UVA is not the only public in VA. That state has a number of very good univs. </p>

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<p>Oh please. You live in a state that has many wonderful univs. What is wrong with the “atmosphere”? And do you realize that all schools are party schools except for bible schools. </p>

<p>You arent choosing a place to permanently live. You are choosing a place to spend four years to get a good education. Then live wherever you want. You have to be reasonable with your budget.</p>

<p>You also have to figure transportation costs if you go OOS. That can easily add $1500+ to your costs.</p>

<p>What atmosphere do you want. You can look over the thread of schools that cost under $25k and find some that will be $15k plus your $5500 loan…or maybe determine which schools might give you some merit to make up the difference.</p>

<p>What is your M + CR score?</p>

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<p>You will be working and living at home, so you’ll have some money available from your savings. You continue to work part time and summers, that’s some money available too. You also have the Direct Loans available. You can peruse the stickies at the top of the board for low cost schools, and guaranteed awards as well as some big merit awards.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted other than NYU? If you can get into NYU, there are a number of possibilities available to you. Really, you kids get to me. The ones here in NY who can even get free, or low cost schools here in state, put their noses up to such choices as intolerable and here you are in VA with schools like VTech, JMU, that you don’t want available to you at an affordable price. </p>

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<p>If you are interested in eco/business and can’t get into UVA – go to GMU or one of the other in-state schools – do well and transfer to UVA. I would agree with cptofthehouse, you are very lucky to be living in a state with such good schools. My kids would have happily gone to UVA or GMU because you cannot beat the in-state tuition! They were fortunate enough to get scholarships to cover their OOS tuitions otherwise they would be going to UVA/GMU. And yes, one son actually preferred GMU over UVA (accepted at both schools). You will find even within the “party” schools, there will be kids who don’t like to “party”! </p>

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<p>@mom2collegekids‌ CR+M is 1230, as I’ve posted earlier in the thread. </p>

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<p>Choosing a school <em>is</em> choosing somewhere to live. Of the four~five years I want to spend at university, only 8-10 of those 48-60 months aren’t at the university. I don’t know about you, but that seems like choosing somewhere to live.
YES, Tech and JMU are nice school (I have a lot of smart friends going there), I simple am not interested in them. If people could get over that, that I am NOT interested in VA schools, then that would be really great. </p>

<p>@cptofthehouse‌ </p>

<p>I didn’t apply to any school after I got my NYU acceptance because I got in early admission. Stupid, I know, but at the time I imagined I would be able to receive some help with my step dad in getting a loan. NYU requires a down payment January 7th for early decision, so, as stupid as it was, I felt to invested and had spent $1600 dollars on down payments and applying already that I couldn’t really swallow applying anywhere else. </p>

<p>I think I mentioned it somewhere, but I am considering GMU and GMU only. I don’t need confirmation on it being a good school or to consider it (again). I am just asking for an school that fits the criteria I posted in the OP. </p>

<p>Also, I wouldn’t consider it turning my nose up at the schools, but the environment of the schools is really unappealing to me. I don’t mean to bring in race, but both JMU and Tech have uncomfortably high white majorities. I don’t know if you’re white, black, asian, whatever, but please understand that being in a majority white environment is not necessarily comfortable nor is it enjoyable. It is not out of disdain for “white people” but I do need diversity, hence why I’ve asked for schools in urban settings, and further why I am only considering GMU. </p>

<p>@MTnest‌ </p>

<p>UVA and GMU and Tech and JMU are great schools! I don’t know how many times I have to say it before I get it across that I don’t think the schools are bad in any way. They are just unappealing to me for reasons I have explained. </p>

<p>I need school suggestions, not remarks that insinuate me not being grateful for living in the wonderful (/sarcasm) commonwealth of Virginia. I understand what is here, and I have chosen to not look to into it. I accept the consequences, and I am trying to find a college I like. </p>

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<p>Do you plan to retake the SAT or take the ACT? The 1230/1900 will not get you much in merit scholarship consideration. For many of the schools that give out merit scholarships, you need to have high stats plus whatever they are looking for as they are very competitive. Good luck on your search!</p>

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<p>Well, you are now one year down since you applied to a school you cannot afford. You have an offer from your stepdad, and you can look around and see what that and what you can earn and borrow can buy you. You can then give it a go for some schools that have some merit money that can bring the price down to what you and your family can and will pay. Those are your choices. You do have more than most people get. </p>

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<p>@MTnest‌
I might retake my SAT. I found some ways of getting in state tuition in Minnesota and retaking my SAT will help with that. </p>

<p>@cptofthehouse‌
I don’t get the point of continuing to post messages like this. You’re summarizing my situation, which I already understand. I honestly don’t understand the point in reiterating what I’ve been saying this entire thread. I made the thread to find more schools like those that I was looking into, but got none of that. </p>

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<p>My son attends the University of Minnesota. If you can get your scores up, they do have a scholarship called the Gold National which gives OOS students in-state tuition. I would suggest trying the ACT – sometimes students do better on it. </p>

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<p>If you want NYC, check out Fordham, Lincoln Center’s NPC and see what they will give in the way of merit money. That is located in Manhattan. There are some CUNY schools with dorms and housing and you can check them out too. What a number of us have reiterated is that there is quite the list of schools at the beginning of the message board that have the heftier awards. What was your family EFC? That NYU did not give you sufficient aid, or any money is no surprise since they rarely meet full need and gap with abandon. </p>

<p>Yes, i summarized your situation because it did not seem like you were getting it. I fully understand what you ideally want. Nothing new, perfectly understandable, but something you might have to reconsider if you don’t want to end up stuck at home. I know some young people–my oldest is in his 30s who dallied around about choices and family situation changed and that was it. All offers off the table and they ended up getting their college education (some still working at it) one course at a time as they worked full time (if they could find the work). Gotta strike sometimes when the iron is hot I’m on your side, believe it or not. If there are some great options out there that fit your requirements, I’d be listing them for you. I sincerely hope you find something that works out. </p>