<p>So, I'm a senior interested in journalism/creative writing/the arts. I just finished getting my college replies back today, and I've been admitted to UNC Chapel Hill (out of state), University of Florida (in state), Emerson College, Oberlin, Sarah Lawrence, Boston University, New York University, and I was wait listed at Vassar. I've only recieved loans from all of those, and a 7k scholarship from Oberlin, as well as a half tuition scholarship from Emerson. So right now my (kind of) affordable choices are UNC and UF (I don't think Emerson is really a good fit for me as I'm not completely sure what I want to major in). Oberlin seems reaaaaalllyy cool but it'd still be way expensive for me. And I don't want to go to UF, although it is quite cheap for me as I'm in state...is UNC worth the out of state tuition? What are your thoughts on Oberlin and/or Emerson?</p>
<p>Try to negotiate! Call Oberlin. Tell them you got a half scholarship from Emerson worth $xxx. Ask if there is any way they can make Oberlin more affordable for you because it’s your first choice (assuming this is true). At worst, they can say is ‘sorry no’ and you’ll be no worse off.</p>
<p>Wow waitlisted at Vasser? Thats surprising considering you got into those others!</p>
<p>NYU sounds like the most appealing school out of those. I might go there. I’m also a Floridian, and strongly advocate against UF. UNC chapel hill, from what I hear, is awesome in all aspects. Plus (I may be wrong) I think you can declare instate residency after one year and recieve in state tuition for the remaining. I know that’s true at UCLA.</p>
<p>UNC is huge with very large classes (I live in Chapel Hill, went there as an undergraduate). It is a very good school, outstanding in journalism but very different from schools like Vassar or Oberlin. Unless they give you money or offer an honors program to you, I don’t know if the OOS tuition would be worth it. If you enter with a lot of credit (AP, etc), you can bypass some of the giant classes so perhaps it would be worth considering. UNC is 82% instate and some less outgoing, shy OOS students may have a bit of trouble with the tendency for many instate folks to hanf with their high school crowd.
Unless your parents move to NC or you move to NC and are not enrolled in a public college for a year, instate tuition is unlikely.</p>
<p>On journalism and Oberlin:</p>
<p>[Oberlin</a> Blogs | Blog Entry: “Newsworthy”](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/learning/jobs_gradschool/newsworthy.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/learning/jobs_gradschool/newsworthy.shtml)</p>
<p>thanks for your help everyone 
grrrr i don’t know what to do. i think i like UNC so much because it is out-of-state, and because i was so excited to get in as an out-of-stater. i don’t really know if it’s a good fit for me, and worth the extra money. it seems it’s similar to UF, which would pretty much be free tuition for me, but it IS better academically. i really don’t want to go to UF! ahhhhhhhhhhhh. </p>
<p>anyone else have any helpful advice?</p>
<p>wow thanks for that link…it relates so well to my issue. if only my parent’s could afford or even agree to look into Oberlin…=/</p>
<p>I agree with M’s Mom; rank the choice by preference and then let #1 know about your merit scholarships from the other schools. Ask if they would match. You never know, they might come close.</p>
<p>okay, i will try that…it seems like smaller liberal art schools will be more apt to listen to my financial woes than larger state schools like UNC. but we’ll see. thanks!</p>
<p>UNC for sure.</p>