University of Florida Out-Of-State Tuition Waiver?

Paying for College
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<p>I live in Texas, but I was considering going to the University of Florida. However, I don't know if I'll be able to if I have to pay out-of-state tuition. This is what the UF says on their website:
"As a recipient of the out-of-state tuition reduction waiver, you receive $2,000 per semester of eligibility. You must complete a minimum of 24 hours at the University of Florida in the fall, spring and summer semesters and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.7 to renew your waiver."</p>

<p>Does this mean that I'll only get $2,000 of extra scholarship money to help pay for tuition?</p>

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<p>It sounds like their tuition reduction for OOS students is $2000…IF you actually receive it.</p>

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<p>That sounds like their NMF award - it gives out-of-state tuition waiver plus $2,000 per semester.</p>

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<p>That would be a very nice award…reduction to OOS tuition AND $4000 a year in addition!</p>

<p>OP, are you a NMSF?</p>

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<p>To me it sounds like they’re giving you $2,000 per semester to help pay down OOS tuition.</p>

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<p>There’s a University of Florida forum. Posters there may be more familiar with how the out-of-state waivers work, you might want to try a post there:</p>

<p>[University</a> of Florida - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/]University”>University of Florida - College Confidential Forums)</p>

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<p>Are you a junior or senior? </p>

<p>It is very hard to get accepted OOS to UFlorida. They accept few OOS students. </p>

<p>It sounds like that scholarship offer (if you were to get it), only cuts $4k per year off the OOS tuition…So, you’d still have to pay for MOST of the OOS costs.</p>

<p>Are you a NMF?</p>

<p>What are your test scores? (SAT breakdown or ACT composite).<br>
What is your GPA.</p>

<p>Usually, scholarships are based on test scores.</p>

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<p>I have a 3.76 GPA (unweighted) and I got a 31 on ACT, but I plan to retake it in April.</p>

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<p>Can you provide a link to the above scholarship? I’m finding old links to old scholarships, but not to a currently offered one. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Can you qualify for NMSF status with the ACT?</p>

<p>OP, what makes you think you will qualify for this instate tuition reduction?</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>No, you can’t qualify for NMSF/F with the ACT.</p>

<p>I’m not even sure if the scholarship that she’s quoting from is a current offer. When I’ve tried to search for it, I keep coming up with old scholarships. But, I may just be missing it.</p>

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<p>XxMarilyn. Are you hoping to get this waiver or are you sure you will qualify? If this is a NMS scholarship, you needed to take the PSAT and meet the cutoff for your state. You also must take the SAT, and have a certain GPA to become a NMSF. </p>

<p>Your original post made it sound like you already qualified for this. I’m not sure that is the case…and it is NOT easy to do so.</p>

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<p>I’m a junior and I took the PSAT in either October or November, but I missed being a NMSF by 100 points in Texas. </p>

<p>This is the link to the current OOS scholarships:
[University</a> of Florida - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/scholarships.html]University”>Scholarships | UF Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships)
<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/scholarships/outofstatemap.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/scholarships/outofstatemap.html&lt;/a&gt;
This was the only thing I found when I searched for OOS tuition waiver. I choose 2010-2011 because it was the most recent one available.
<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/scholarships/reductionmap.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/scholarships/reductionmap.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Marilyn, there is NO guarantee you will actually RECEIVE an out of state tuition waiver. No guarantee at all. Apply and see, but you should also have a financial safety in your application list as well…and most OOS public universities will not fill that requirement.</p>

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<p>Marilyn…Thumper is right. Not only is it not likely that you’d actually get an OOS waiver, but UF doesn’t accept many OOS students. UF is now stingy with merit.</p>

<p>Is an ACT 31 your highest composite? If so, that’s not likely going to get anything from UF.</p>

<p>You need to apply to some schools that will for sure give you needed merit.</p>

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<p>Mom2CK, problem with your phone? The post is 5 months old.</p>