<p>The online application for the 2009 Fall semester is now up. It's a ridiculously easy application that doesn't require anything more than personal information and your list of classes and test scores; they don't even ask for a list of extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>I'm going to, it's just a matter of how much they'll give me b/c I'm oos.</p>
<p>Yeah, the app was ridiculously easy. I was pretty shocked when I started filling it out, and saw that was all the asked for.</p>
<p>MNIJ, their aid is pretty straight forward. If you are a National Merit Scholar, you will get an OOS fee waiver. Now the next scholarship gets cancelled out if you have the fee waiver. If you have an ACT over 29 and below 31, you will get a $4,000 a year Mark Twain Scholarship, and if you have an ACT over 31, you will get a $5,500 Mark Twain Scholarship. Then you can apply for some departmental scholarships, but I think most departments are only for sophomores or above. They also give out some $1,950 MU Grants, some based on need, some based on merit.</p>
<p>To gain residency, you have to claim as an independent. I think you have to get a MO drivers license. You have to earn $2,000 in your year there. And you also have to stay there, and work the entire summer (for 13 weeks I believe, from late April to the beginning of August), even if you already made your $2,000. The reason for this is you have to get a pay stub each week to prove you were actually living in Missouri for the summer.</p>
<p>If you go there, and do great your first year, you should have no problem locking up enough money to basically be paying nothing.</p>
<p>Akhman, gaining in state status is not as easy as Mizzou makes it sound. My D is a Sr. and has a couple of friends who have done this. I posted on another thread about it:
My D has two friends who established residency in the state to avoid OOS costs. I don't know if in the long run it will pay off for them, though. First, you must become independent. You lose your parents' health insurance and they can no longer take you as a tax deduction. Second, you must live there when school is not in session, so they are stuck there in Columbia while their friends are taking internships around the country. Then, there is a work rule where you have to work so many hours a week, so many weeks per year. This has caused their grades to go down and they have had to cut back class hours to work. Of course, NOW they have to go at least one extra semester to make up those credits and who knows what effect that lower GPA will have on their job hunt? While my OOS daughter is enjoying her free time, they spend every minute free working at the mall to be in state residents and they hate it. Worth it? Just make sure you have all the facts before starting it!</p>
<p>Grrr dang you Mizzou. My parents are willing to contribute 5K a year plus room and board, and my ACT is a 24 as of now. I hope to raise it, but I still don't see being able to afford the costs.</p>
<p>You don't have to work any set number of hours a week or any of that stuff.</p>
<p>-Proof of earning at least $2,000 of taxable Missouri earned income.
-Summer part/full time work pay stubs (work from mid May after your freshamn year to Aug 1, even if you make the required $2,000 prior to the beginning or end of summer). Must provide a pay stub representing each and every week during the summer.
-Lease with your name on it / bank records showing transactions within the state.
-Get Missouri drivers license.
-Register to vote.
-Not claimed as a dependent on 2008 tax year.</p>
<p>Also, you don't necessarily lose your health insurance by not being claimed as an independent. I am not losing my health insurance at all. It all depends on the stipulations of the plan.</p>
<p>Also, it's only for the first summer. You can take some classes over the summer while your there, like some of the core ones.</p>
<p>The online application for fall '09 is up? Are you sure?</p>
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<p>Yep, here's the link:</p>
<p>Thanks. Isn't it kind of weird that they don't ask for an essay or any extracurriculars? What if I want to tell them my extracurriculars? Is there any way to do that?</p>
<p>I see different information about Mark Twain Nonresident Scholarship*</p>
<p>Minimum qualifications:</p>
<p>Top 25 percent of high school graduating class.
Composite ACT score of 27 or above (or a combined critical reading and math SAT score of 1200 or above).
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Non-Missouri resident.
Enroll at MU the first semester after high school graduation.
Award amount: Varies according to scores:
Composite ACT 27-29 (or a combined critical reading and math SAT score of 1200-1310)= $4,000 per year.
Composite ACT 30-36 (or a combined critical reading and math SAT score of 1320-1600)= $5,500 per year. </p>
<p>Which one is correct? </p>
<p>Another question:
Our High school doesn't provide a class rank, will be ACT or SAT score enough for the consideration?</p>
<p>My D. submitted her online application yesterday, it's really simple, took 10 minutes for her. The only thing she couldn't put Spanish Lit AP class in the current classes list - there was no such an option, so she put "Spanish 4" I believe.</p>
<p>I got in on Sunday.
Yay! First acceptance!</p>
<p>Congratulations Lilyalta. It is so great that they send acceptance letters so early in the year. I'm really excited for my daughter to get accepted next year when she applies in 2009.</p>
<p>lilyalta, congratulations!
Why is it on Sunday? Do they update the statuses even during weekends?
My D. is checking her status online now, her transcript is in Outstanding Status yet, even though our school sent it on Oct,15. </p>
<p>What major, by the way?</p>
<p>^^It'll take Mizzou admissions longer than a week to process her transcript. I just looked at my son's 2007 college application chart: applied 9/25, transcript sent from school 10/4, accepted 10/21. I don't know why I haven't thrown this chart away, but I'm glad I am able to share the information! Last year they had a record number of applications, and this year should be the same.</p>
<p>Thank you, geezemom. D. also applied to Honor College last Sunday ( since she got already her Student ID with username/password for checking an application status online) and they promised to send her a decision in writing during two weeks. We'll see how it works simultaneously..</p>
<p>Actually I just checked D. Applcation status, and her transcript was moved from Outstanding to "In-Progress" status with a comment “we have received a current official copy from this school". No items in "To DO" list either...</p>
<p>DS applied online on 9/6; transcripts mailed 9/15. myZou still shows transcripts as not received. He emailed admissions last week and was told it can take up to two weeks (it will be two weeks tomorrow). Has it taken this long for anyone else? I understand processing time, but does it really take this long just to show that they have received the transcripts?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The Office of Admission is overloaded right now not only with high school transcripts but also with other transcripts ( from community colleges where a lot of students took summer classes for credits). It took for my D. almost 4 weeks to see the summer transfer credits on her online profile; so don’t worry!</p>