University of Oregon (Financial Aid)

Paying for College
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Hello everyone!

I was wondering whether I can get enough Financial Aid from University of Oregon based on merit and financial status.

I am an out-of-state student who will be the first person to go to college in my family, and comes from a low-income family.

I have 3.83 unweighted GPA, 4.25 weighted GPA, 1490/1600 on SAT, 780 SAT II Math, 770 SAT II US History, and 790 SAT II Korean.
I got a 5 on APUSH and 3 on AP Euro.

  • I played water polo ever since freshman year and will be playing varsity for my senior year.
  • I am holding 2 board member positions for school clubs and held one last year.
  • I am a member of my school's advisory board ever since sophomore year.
  • I did a summer internship this summer for designing
  • Community service for 2 years as a student teacher in Korean School for 2nd graders

Thanks!!

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Have you done the Net Price Calculator on the school’s web site?

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This is from another of your threads…also inquiring amount an OOS public university.

I just have to ask…there are. TON of wonderful public universities in California. Are you considering ANY of those?

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No, you will not receive much aid to go there. Run the NPC and you’ll see.

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I am thinking of them too but I really liked Oregon, and I heard most UC schools don’t have a lot of undergraduate research opportunity.

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University of Oregon is a public school. That means that they fund their students first. It doesn’t matter that you are low income because they have to fund their taxpayer’s children first.

How are you making your college lists? Who are your “experts” that you have heard from in consulting about undergrad research?

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I am thinking of them too but I really liked Oregon, and I heard most UC schools don’t have a lot of undergraduate research opportunity
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Who told you that? And why would you think that UO (another state u) would have more??? Lol.

Either way, unless your family will pay for UO, it won’t be affordable. Find better choices. The UCs will give you lots of aid since you’re instate. The UCs are research univs. What idiot told you otherwise?

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What is your family’s very low income amount? How much will your parents pay each year for four years of college?

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My family’s income is around 45k - 50k I believe

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UC’s are research based universities and they offer plenty of research opportunities. It is up to you to take advantage of these opportunities and no school is going hand you these opportunities unless you actively seek them out.

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<<< My family’s income is around 45k - 50k I believe>>>

Then you need to focus on schools, like UCs, that give low/modest-income students a huge amount of aid.

Maybe we can suggest other schools that would give you great aid. The UCs are certainly research based.

Does your family own a business?

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I have 3.83 unweighted GPA, 4.25 weighted GPA, 1490/1600 on SAT, 780 SAT II Math, 770 SAT II US History, and 790 SAT II Korean.


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What is your major and career goal?

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Worse case scenario, wouldn’t Op receive enough in Cal grants and possible Pell/Loans to meet her full tuition and fees as a commuter?

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Yes, the student should be able to have her costs covered based on her income and in-state status.

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@juju2000 : if you like Oregon, you can always try and apply to the Honors College at UO, as well as Lewis and Clark, perhaps Reed or UPortland (run the NPCs on these universities and read up about them in Fiske and/or Niche and/or Princeton Review’s Best Colleges). However you should definitely have a good list with UC’s and CSU’s, plus private universities such as Scripps (if you’re a girl), Pitzer, Occidental… depending on your strengths and outlook.