I’m wondering if the net costs after scholarships might be a helpful addition to this…and the other related thread. The reality is…a scholarship amount could be $25,000 but if it leaves $25,000 net cost, that would not work for some folks.
OTOH, a $10,000 scholarship on a school with a $25,000 COA would leave a net of $15,000.
@thumper1 you are very right.
Net cost is super important.
So…people should list what the net cost will be…and the target net cost should be $15-20k or less.
The reason for this thread is to help the many, many, many parents/students we all hear from who are “stuck in the middle”. The students’ stats aren’t high enough for significant merit at the more commonly known merit schools, and they can’t get into the schools that “meet need.”
Hopefully this will help people who are making app lists for next year.
It’s really heartbreaking to hear parents/students who are now getting acceptances and aid pkgs that are leaving them with unaffordable $25k+ bills to pay. The students simply applied to the wrong schools for their families’ budgets.
There are a series of threads for the “3.0-3.5 gpa” kids and many got a lot of merit money, but most had scores higher than 1050 SAT/21ACT.
There also may be schools that give merit to the lopsided kid, who had a 30 ACT but a 2.9 gpa.
However, having a 3.0 and a low test score isn’t going to yield a lot of merit scholarships.
Hi, just saw thumper tagged me above. York college of PA would probably give good merit. They’ve gone up in price since I went there, but I think all schools have.