University of Colorado Boulder out of state scholarships

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Hi,

I am a high school senior who lives in Texas and currently applying to colleges. One of the schools I want to apply to is Boulder.

I consider myself to be a strong student. I am in the top 7% of my high school which is ranked the #6 public school in the nation. My ACT score is a 33. I started and sold a business and was the Junior class vice president. I also was a 3 year varsity lacrosse player.

Anyways, the only way I can go to CU is if it extremely inexpensive to attend. My parents will not pay for Boulder so I would have to take out student loans which is something I am no interested in doing. I looked on their website and it said there were two scholarships available for out-of-state students. If I received both of them it would cover $80,000 of my total tuition. The total out of state tuition for all 4 years is 149,000. So, I’m still left with paying $69,000, which I do want to pay with student loans. My family is relatively affluent so there is no way I will get any need-based scholarship money. Are there any other scholarships that are available to cover my tuition? Thanks.

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They have both Army and Navy ROTC scholarships which are nearly full rides if you are interested in the military.

Have you considered these alternatives to CU http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/

We are instate but still considering other State U’s that give more merit.

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My parents will not pay for Boulder so I would have to take out student loans which is something I am no interested in doing. I looked on their website and it said there were two scholarships available for out-of-state students. If I received both of them it would cover $80,000 of my total tuition. The total out of state tuition for all 4 years is 149,000.

So, I’m still left with paying $69,000, which I do want to pay with student loans. My family is relatively affluent so there is no way I will get any need-based scholarship money. Are there any other scholarships that are available to cover my tuition? Thanks.
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did you know that you can only borrow the following amounts?

5500 frosh
6500 soph
7500 jr
7500 sr

so a total of $27k?

for you to borrow more, YOUR PARENTS would have to cosign those loans…which I doubt they’d do.

I’m guessing that one of the scholarships that you hope to get is the Presidential

Renewable up to three additional years: $15,000 for sophomore year, and $12,500 for junior and senior year for a total of $55,000. Full-time (12 credits) enrollment; 2.5 GPA end of freshman year; 2.75 cumulative GPA end of sophomore and junior years. Remain non-resident for tuition purposes.


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The total out of state tuition for all 4 years is 149,000.

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Probably higher. If that is based on the current costs, those costs will increase each year. And, note, that the presidential amount decreases for junior and senior years.

What is the other award? And does the school allow “stacking”?

It doesn’t appear that this school is affordable.

Are your parents saying that they won’t pay anything no matter where you go to college? Even in Texas?

If so, how do they expect you to get thru college?

are they aware of the loan limits? Years ago, students could borrow more by themselves, but because of defaults, about 10 years ago, changes were made and students can no longer borrow large amounts w/o cosigners.

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Do you like Colorado in general? An acquaintance goes OOS to Fort Lewis College in Durango. Her merit award made the costs similar to staying in state.

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Try to talk about per year costs and aid. It is the common way to compare.

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Why Colorado?

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Vs auto-admit at UT-Austin. Trading down academically, that is for sure.

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CU-Boulder views OOS to be a source of income as full pays. You can call the F.A. office and double check but I do not believe the two types of merit based OOS scholarships they offer are stackable. They do not award both to the same student.

You forgot housing costs and Boulder housing is expensive on and off campus. Depending on which college you are in the estimated COA from CU’s website for an OOS including room and board is between $49,000 and $52,000 per year, so you are looking at over $200,000 for 4 years.

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You forgot housing costs and Boulder housing is expensive on and off campus. Depending on which college you are in the estimated COA from CU’s website for an OOS including room and board is between $49,000 and $52,000 per year, so you are looking at over $200,000 for 4 years.


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wow…sounds like impossible

I don’t know if the OP’s UC-Boulder interest is linked to skiing, but if so, it’s so much cheaper just to pay for a few ski trips to various ski places.

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Or go to U of Utah. Much cheaper.

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People think everyone goes to CU for the skiing, but really there is only one hill that is close, about 45 minutes away. All the other big areas are 2 hours away, and cost a lot. A LOT. Most college kids can’t afford to go often. There are universities in Colorado and Utah which are much closer to ski areas - Western State in Gunnison, Ft Lewis in Durango, Colorado Mtn College. CU is a great school, no doubt about it, but it is not usually affordable if cost is a factor. Housing is expensive if you live near campus, and if you don’t then transportation is either expensive or time consuming.

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Unfortunately there is something else now drawing OOS to Colorado.

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@goldensrock

lol!

Fortunately, 21 is the age for that.

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My brother who attended CU-Boulder back in the day skied over 100 days every year… he was quite dedicated to his skiing, not as much to his academics, but he did graduate. But it isn’t worth $200K – just move to a city near skiing after you graduate.

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@nw2this tell that to the CO middle schools and high schools. Believe me, it is a problem. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/18/colo-middle-school-drugs-marijuana-violations/23620235/

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Can’t be Goldensrock, weren’t we told it would be a safe product and controlled. Every time someone tells me MJ is a natural product, I always comment, “So is arsenic.”

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The worst are the pot edibles. Kids mistake it for safe candy or sweets and dogs have found them discarded in parks making them horribly ill. http://www.9news.com/story/news/health/2015/09/18/dog-finds-eat-pot-edible-in-cheesman-park/72380536/

Denver made one producer pull product due to the use of unauthorized pesticides. So that is still a dilemma for producers.

At least it is not heroin, which scarily is back. I remember that crisis from the 60s and 70s.

The tobacco companies will have the last laugh of course; once the banking problems are solved and more states legalize, they will move in and take over the industry.

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I live near Boulder and it is an absolutely beautiful campus in a beautiful town that is safe with wonderful weather. I know most OOS people think that it snows here constantly but it really does not. It is sunny almost every day and the lack of humidity makes all seasons bearable. As far as the MJ goes, I have seen no difference since it has been legalized than when it wasn’t. Let’s face it, it was never difficult to get in the first place. Quite frankly, the people who used it before are still using it, and the people who didn’t, still are not. As far as skiing goes, the closest ski area is Eldora but there is a bus that takes you there and passes are inexpensive. But just to be clear, there are plenty of reasons to come to Boulder other than skiing and pot! I attended graduate school at CU and loved it.

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My child fell in love with CU, but we are OOS. There is no way on God’s green earth we can afford 200,000$ plus
for an education. We live in a 2 college town area and our other state flagship school is 40K a year for in state and they are stingy with scholarship money. Child is looking at other state schools that are friendlier. It’s a life lesson for us all. It’s too bad, my parents met at CU and have lived in CO all of their lives, along with other family members. They were shocked it had gotten that outrageously expensive for OOS. I told said child she could go to CU for graduate school, but, she is kind of turned off to CU now. It is beautiful, but not so much as to hand over that amount of money, just doesn’t make sense.

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I agree @Annie12 . There are many pretty campuses out there. We will be choosing the school that offers the most bang for the buck. All of the schools my daughter applied to are attractive.
With respects to CU, we will be considering whether a CU undergraduate degree aligns with 200K of value in its name recognition. The campus is lovely but the view out the window does nothing for future employment.