<p>Yippee!</p>
<p>"In-state undergraduates will see a 3 percent increase, while out-of-state undergraduates will be hit with a 5 percent jump. Both in-state and out-of-state graduate students will face a 5 percent tuition increase. Despite the increases for all students, University System of Maryland officials said the new tuition rates are "very reasonable" given the state's current economic climate."</p>
<p>Regents</a> approve tuition hike - News - The Diamondback - University of Maryland</p>
<p>Yeah sure, it’s “very reasonable” that despite our EFC dropping tremendously from last year to this year because of my dad losing his job, UMD offered the SAME EXACT financial aid (a couple loans) as last year until we called and then they offered a small scholarship which still leaves us $20,000 short of what we need to pay for this year that we’re supposed to just pull out of thin air I guess. Thanks UMD.</p>
<p>Woah woah woah woah,</p>
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<p>I thought instate tuition was $8000…</p>
<p>I believe that fees make up the difference…see the attached for 2010-11, which says that per semester full-time in-state students pay $3381.50 for tuition alone; $4207.72 for tuition+fees.</p>
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<p>Also, for current out-of-state students that got merit awards that included a “tuition raise” clause… If the tuition increase is 5%, that means that your merit award will go up 5%. Haha, with D2 last year, we were silly and thought that the merit award would increase to cover the total cost of the tuition raise. uh…no.</p>
<p>One of the reasons why I decided to attend UMD was because of the “tuition raise” clause associated with my merit aid. People thought I was being silly but if my OOS tuition went up 5% for 4 years it would end up costing me a lot of additional money.</p>
<p>OK just found out that my OOS Presidents scholarship will not increase this year. The scholarship only increases after your freshman year if tuition increases. Sort of confusing and misleading…</p>
<p>I just reread my scholarship letter: “You will be pleased to know that the amount of your scholarship will be increased annually at the same rate as out-of-state tuition.”</p>
<p>Is just me, or is this tantamount to fraud? When I read this, I had no idea that by “rate” they meant a percentage of the scholarship rather than percentage of tuition. I thought the amount my scholarship would be increased was the amount that tuition was raised. I guess it does say it, just not as clearly as it could be, which was likely done on purpose.</p>
<p>I didn’t realize this until right now, and I see that I was not the only one mislead. It just seems wrong to phrase it like that, without providing a detailed example (they could have written "for instance, if tuition is raised 10%, your $12,000 will be raised $1,200).</p>
<p>These types of experiences have happened to me too often at Maryland to think it is all accidental.</p>
<p>I read it the same way you read it…I think they need to reword it so it is not misleading or confusing.</p>