<p>Does anyone know or have any idea if I might be able to get a scholarship at drexel? And if so around how much? The website is very vague!</p>
<p>NIkkk…I have no idea whether YOU will get significant merit aid at Drexel…or not. I can tell you, I’ve known students with ACT scores in the 30s and SAT CR/Math that were over 1300 who didn’t get a penny. Or they got $5000 which is a drop in the bucket when compared to drexels cost of attendance.</p>
<p>Nikki,
If the website is vague, the answer will be vague. No one would be certain of anything.</p>
<p>I just didnt know if any one has had any experience with this school and their scholarships.</p>
<p>If you are a junior and a scholarship is important to you try the ACT one more time. My son went from a 28 to a 31. The ACTs results vary more than the SATs so practice make a big difference. You have a good GPA, with a ACT at 31 you have a chance of merit.</p>
<p>I’ve been researching good merit aid schools for my D. UMass Amherst has a COA of about $36k for OOS students, but they seem to offer a lot of merit aid scholarships in the $8,000 to $12,000 range for students at your stat level or maybe a little above, so if you could improve your scores, that would help. That would drive the cost down into your price range. Check out the 2017 admissions thread on the UMass site for some examples.</p>
<p>There are certain cutoffs for merit. ACT 30 is one, ACT 32 in another (or the M+CR SAT equivalents).</p>
<p>If you can get your ACT to a 30, or better yet, a 32, you’ll find bigger scholarships.</p>
<p>Hey guys so I got a 1970 sat result back today… Not too happy. Anyways what do you guys think is the chance of me getting into texas a &m? And if so, do you think I could get a 1000$ scholarship so I could receive the out of state waiver? Thanks!</p>
<p>What is your CR+M SAT score? That’s the one most typically of interest for scholarships.</p>
<p>Admit to Texas A&M looks pretty likely. I have no insight into what it takes to get a $1000 scholarship and thereby waive the OOS tuition.</p>
<p>1270 
and ok thanks! It looks like a great school, but do you know of it’s a good business program? And yeah, I really would like to find out about the scholArship and tuition waiver somehow!!</p>
<p>NIkkk…you seem to be concentrating your efforts on expensive private or out of,state public universities. Are there NO affordable options in your own state?</p>
<p>There are, I live in illinois, but I hate illinois so I wanted to leave the state. Also, UiUC is raising its price constantly it’s about 36000 at least for business right now for instate, so I want to explore my options outside of illinois.</p>
<p>Nikkkkki</p>
<p>I recently read a topic where students discussed A&M finad. It seems that the best way for OOS to get scholarships is to join cadet Corps. They said it was a university program, no military, so it has no military obligations at all. Usually there is limited amount of OOS tuition waivers, but Corps scholarships qualify.
[Scholarships</a> | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets](<a href=“http://corps.tamu.edu/scholarships]Scholarships”>scholarships)</p>
<p>And you need to go to A&M forum and ask questions there.
A&M is a very good university. It’s a Texas flagship university along with UT Austin, and many programs are very highly ranked and heavily recruited. </p>
<p>[Rankings</a> | Mays Business School | Texas A&M University](<a href=“http://mays.tamu.edu/about-mays/rankings/]Rankings”>Rankings | Mays Business School)</p>
<p>[Rankings</a> and Recognitions - Texas A&M University](<a href=“http://marcomm.tamu.edu/communications/recognitions.html]Rankings”>http://marcomm.tamu.edu/communications/recognitions.html)</p>
<p>I have two kids at A&M. The Mays Business school is very highly regarded and somewhat competitive to get into. They do rolling admissions, so apply very early(like August) for your best shot. It fills up fast and transferring in is difficult. Your scores make you eligible for scholarships, since I believe the cutoff for consideration is 1250. However, when I was trying to get my D a scholarship there, I was told that those are the minimum scores for consideration and that most scholarship winners are well above those minimums. The Corps of Cadets suggestion is a good one. Also, TAMU has strong recruiting programs for minorities and first generation college students, in case any of that applies to you.</p>
<p>One of my kids got nothing(solid stats but not stellar), but the other is on a full scholarship
(M + CR 1540). Best of Luck!</p>
<p>I love it…the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I went to grad school at western Illinois University. My particular program was terrific. I was thrilled to be attending college in Illinois (I moved there from another state).</p>
<p>There are several public state universities in Illinois. UIUC isn’t the only school in the state.</p>
<p>[New</a> Students Fall 2013 - NIU - Scholarships](<a href=“NIU Financial Aid and Scholarship Office -| Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications | Northern Illinois University”>NIU Financial Aid and Scholarship Office -| Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications | Northern Illinois University)</p>
<p>Looks like you qualify for $7,000/yr scholarship at NIU. I don’t know much about NIU except that kids from where we live (WI) go there for music and to play soccer. In-state tuition/fees currently about $12,000/yr and room/bd depends a lot on which plan you select. If nothing else, it would be a good safety school.</p>
<p>I visited that school once, and I have no interest, but thanks! Right now I have univ of alabama as a back up school!</p>
<p>Wait is University of Alabama 18K per semester or per year? Because if it is per year like I believe I just read, how come so many people are saying it is so inexpensive!?</p>
<p>Alabama does not have a low sticker price, it has large automatic merit scholarships. That’s what makes it reasonably priced for many OOS students.</p>
<p>And a 29 ACT would not be high enough for one of those generous Alabama merit awards, I believe.</p>