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<p>back to financial aid at temple... it says (from princetonreview.com)</p>

<p>Out-State Tuition: $16,736
Room & board: $7,794
Average book and supply expenses: $800
Required fees: $500</p>

<p>Aid Statistics
Freshmen receiving need-based financial aid: 72%
Undergraduate receiving need-based financial aid: 71%
Average freshman loan: $2,778
Average freshman total need-based gift aid: $5,312</p>

<p>So that comes out to about $26000 total for an OOS student... and then after the financial aid it's about $21000... and the rest i have to cover in loans... am i missing something? is temples financial aid much better than this? cuz my parents only make 20K a year and we really can't afford to spend that much on college maybe 2-3K</p>

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<p>I have a few friends from Boston that go there, like I said before. Their financial aid packages were fair (they are low-mid income) although it included mostly loans. This didn't impede them from going and they never complain about it being too expensive so I say go for it.</p>

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<p>Depends how well you do. Are you over-qualified? I know that theyve given people VERY good aid. If you're qualified for Honors then i'm sure theyll work with you.</p>

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<p>well... what exactly what is honors quality... here are some basic stats of mine...</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.8-3.9 W
Fresh: 4.07
Soph: 3.79 (slacked that year and it brings my whole average down)
Junior: 4.00</p>

<p>I am likely top 10% not sure though i need to check...</p>

<p>SAT: 2000 (730 Reading, 650 Math, 620 Writing)</p>

<p>yup those are my basic academic stats... would i get a lot of financial aid?</p>

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<p>You'll get pretty close to a full scholarship and entrance to the honors school.</p>

<p>EDIT: You'll probably make money by going to temple. They'd love to have someone with such great stats. You'd bring up the averages a good bit.</p>

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<p>are you being serious cuz if i get a full ride to temple that's dope... i'd go to any school that gives me full scholarship even if i had never heard of it lol but to know that i might get in to temple with full scholarship is awesome cuz my boy bill cosby graduated from there and it's in a great city.</p>

<p>wait a second... you know the deans... if i gave you my name would you able to hook me up at temple with financial aid by throwing my name in or something? lol</p>

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<p>Do you know anything about the school or was that a general comment?</p>

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<p>If you get in the honors program, you’ll get a lot of money. Temple, however, doesn’t usually give out full rides, even with a mix of merit and need aid.</p>

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<p>i know some stuff about the school like it has a lot of diversity, it's in a big city, it's got a nice basketball team, good academics, offer actuarial science (which i might do... maybe) and not much beyond that... but what were general comments? lol</p>

<p>anyways if i got into temple and could afford it relatively easy i would go... just worried that i wouldn't be able to afford it ya know?</p>

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<p>They have a great actuarial sci program. The program im doing gives you the choice of either marketing or actsci. Ive heard great things from my friends in it.</p>

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<p>I dont go to Temple or anything, but my bro goes to Temple every week for cello, and hes always okay</p>

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<p>good to hear.</p>