<p>I need to know this to see what the average package is turning out to be. Thanks, and bye.</p>
<p>I got 1216 off for reciprocity (I'm from Wisconsin), 2700 in work study, and sadly 17228 in different loans. My parents EFC is 8785.</p>
<p>mine sucked. i got 2k/yr presidents scholarship but the rest in loans</p>
<p>My parents can pay 26000 according to Fafsa but I still got 9000 in scholarships. I'm sorry that you guys didn't get good aid; I'm having similar problems with my other colleges.</p>
<p>Did anyone get the Gold National scholarship?</p>
<p>It's supposed to pay the difference between in-state and out of state tuition. I'm a little concerned, because I don't see it on the financial aid worksheet... but then I think I'm interpreting the verbage on my son's scholarship offer to mean that it won't show up until the actual statement showing what we owe is sent to us. I just hate to find out that we no longer qualify for it or something... guess I'll have to call the financial aid department.</p>
<p>I think I spoke to you before but I received this scholarship. It is listed as the national scholarship on the online and mailed financial aid estimates. The amount should be 4000 I believe. If it isn't listed, I seriously suggest you contact them. You still have the original notification of the scholarship, right? And you are not a resident of any of the states that the scholarship does not apply to?</p>
<p>Oh, duh... it was starring us right in the face (National Scholarship).</p>
<p>Any idea what, if anything, they give for National Merit Finalists? He'll probably need to make use of that Stafford loan to cover some personal expenses. I guess $14,000 in debt after his undergraduate degree isn't horrible.</p>
<p>EDIT: oh, there it is (on their website)... $1,000-$2,000... amount over $1,000 based on need. so... I suppose if our EFC is $3,000 over the 'cost of attendance'... we won't be getting any of that extra $1,000... huh.</p>
<p>He also has a $1,400 Undergraduate Research scholarship... sort of a work-study program as it were... I guess.</p>
<p>We'll be visiting campus for the first time ever a week from Friday! </p>
<p>I don't suppose the name muzicgirl implies band interest? My son is hoping to play in the Gopher marching band. Both a physics AND band nerd. :D</p>
<p>I don't know about the average package, especially for out of state students. One boy who was on the math team I coach came in with offers of various scholarships, which bundled together totalled to a full tuition, room, and board full ride, with an offer of a research assistanceship and a travel grant for study abroad. His mom was pretty happy to get that news just before Christmas 2006. He had had two years of transferable credit through dual enrollment at a community college before he matriculated at the U. I had been hoping to write a letter of recommendation for him for MIT, but he never even applied there after getting his offer from the U.</p>