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<p>the challenge is that as an out of state student, these schools will cost way more that the amount of financial aid (even as an independent student) that you will be eligible to receive. None of these schools are financially feasible options. Your best best would be to try to apply to your in-state college.</p>
<p>If you receive max pell and max loan we are talking about ~15,000</p>
<p>your best bet would be to try to apply to fall so that you would be eligible for more grant aid from your home state:</p>
<p><a href=“Financial Aid | University of New Hampshire”>Financial Aid | University of New Hampshire;
<p>if you cannot, I recommend scheduling a meeting with the financial aid officer to see what you would be eligible for this year. if you can get a tuition grant and perhaps apply for the university opportunity scholarship (if you met the march 1 deadline but usually one has to have fall admissions for opportunity programs), this could really close the gap for you to get tuition/room and board.</p>
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<p>You are not likely going to get any merit as a spring admit. Those are usually only offered for fall admits and this is why. The strength of the fall freshman class is what schools report for ranking purposes…so they offer merit to those high stats students to get the best fall frosh class. A spring admit doesn’t help them.</p>
<p>You would be best to apply for Fall 2015. </p>
<p>Yes, you would be able to borrow 9500, but you shouldn’t borrow that much. You will end up with TOO MUCH debt by the time you graduate and have a difficult/impossible time paying it back. </p>
<p>That is why you need to wait til next fall…so merit aid can help reduce your need for loans…and you are more likely going to get a better aid pkg overall.</p>
<p>What is your major and career goal?</p>
<p>What are your stats and what schools are you looking at?</p>
<p>I think the OP is looking at UMD-CP, U Tampa, and Clark. He wants to enter nursing…and currently resides in NH.</p>
<p>To the OP, have you considered one of the community-technical college nursing programs in NH? Or as mentioned above, UNH?</p>
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<p>the problem with your plan is that you are not a Maryland resident. Even if you were to get the tuition waiver, it would not cover the difference of being an OOS student (if this were the case, every unaccompanied homeless youth would be flocking to maryland to get free tuition much to the dismay of the maryland tax payers). Keep in mind that the goal of a public school is to have an affordable option for their tax payer base. You need to look for a similar program in your home state.</p>
<p>@sybbie719 I’ve failed to see how a tuition waiver would not cover the difference of being an OOS student if the only thing left is room & board and books.
@thumper1 Yup looking into nursing. I applied to UNH for the fall admissions and got a huge financial package but I doubt that I will receive it for the spring admissions, If i choose the fall admissions again than I will apply. </p>
<p>I received $12,000 for the UNH resident grant, so UNH would definitely be something to look into…</p>
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<p>What you are referring to is a state program. You will not be eligible for this because you are not a resident of the state of Maryland</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialaid/descriptions.asp”>http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialaid/descriptions.asp</a></p>
<p>One of the reasons that public universities like OOS students is because they can get the OOS differential. Do you really think that a public university is going to pay your 20k differential at the expense of in-state students. If that were the case, every student who was a non-resident would be flocking to Maryland for in-state tuition and state benefits</p>
<p>@sybbie719 No where in the eligibility criteria does it say I have to Maryland Resident. Your logic does make sense though but I will apply to a university just in case. </p>
<p>Hey guys I just got an email from the UNH financial aid office about some advice. it reads
" I do have all of your paper work on file regarding your homeless situation.
-If you decide to start school this spring, we will put your Spring financial aid package back on your account.
-If you decide to start school next fall, I suggest you that you contact our office after January 1st and set an appointment with me. We can review your case depending on what your living situation is at that time. "
If my financial aid package is the same as it was for the fall than I should be all set. I got nearly a full ride.</p>
<p>This is great that you got a full financial aid package for this year. Is it possible for you to start school this fall? are you willing to do so. Keep in ind, your financial aid is disbursed by the semester. While you can get all of the loans the spring semester, y the Pell grant and the UNH resident grant will be prorated for the semester. It sounds like come january 1, you will have to fill out a FAFSA for the 2015-2016 school year, where you must show and prove again that your situation has not changed in order to be declared independent next year.</p>
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<p>Yes, that website does say that you have to be a MD resident…see the below quote</p>
<p>ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS</p>
<p>You and your parents (if you are a dependent student) must be Maryland residents. You must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university as a full-time (12+ credits per semester; audited courses cannot be used to reach the minimum credit hours required for full-time status), degree-seeking, undergraduate student, and you must demonstrate financial need. All applicants must have a minimum, unweighted cumulative 2.5 high school grade point average (GPA) and meet the following income requirements:</p>
<p>Do you really think that the state of MD would be funding these grants for all the OOS kids, too?</p>
<p>@sybbie It might be difficult since move in day is in 2 days and I have no idea how long this process will take. I will try my best! But as far as verification each year goes, I do not think it would be a problem as the Financial aid administer makes the decision. NH is partnered with NAEHCY and recognizes the barriers we face for college. This form should be sufficient enough each year < <a href=“http://www.naehcy.org/sites/default/files/dl/uy_fafsa_template.doc”>http://www.naehcy.org/sites/default/files/dl/uy_fafsa_template.doc</a> ></p>
<p>@mom2collegekids Yeah I found it really hard to believe to, I actually emailed them at one point to see if It valid but I must of failed to note of my state. I never found that requirement either but thank you for searching for it.</p>