Understanding Merit Aid Possibilities OOS

[Anonymous]

He'd get more merit from a mid-tier private than OOS publics. If cost is an issue, he should definitely look beyond state schools. Or do SUNY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Alabama publishes merit guidelines. Just Google “University of Alabama out of state merit”

Omg no OP
SUNY school not Alabama. No one in their right mind chooses a school in Alabama over SUNY.

LOL. So many kids not in their right minds to choose a warm, cheap, beautiful school with a large honors program, awesome honors dorms, and SEC football. What insanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Alabama publishes merit guidelines. Just Google “University of Alabama out of state merit”

Omg no OP
SUNY school not Alabama. No one in their right mind chooses a school in Alabama over SUNY.

LOL. So many kids not in their right minds to choose a warm, cheap, beautiful school with a large honors program, awesome honors dorms, and SEC football. What insanity.

+1 there is a reason NY kids flock to southern flagships

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would suggest studying hard for the PSAT. So many scholarships and a lot of merit is determined by the PSAT score. Most people seem to be unaware of all the possibilities that are unlocked by a high PSAT score. It's like a life hack for informed families. Do well on the PSAT and money and opportunities follow.

Can you give examples outside of National Merit Scholarship?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would suggest studying hard for the PSAT. So many scholarships and a lot of merit is determined by the PSAT score. Most people seem to be unaware of all the possibilities that are unlocked by a high PSAT score. It's like a life hack for informed families. Do well on the PSAT and money and opportunities follow.

Can you give examples outside of National Merit Scholarship?

DP. You are asking specifically about PSAT? The only other scholarships where PSAT is relevant are College Board's National Recognition Programs for certain minority groups and rural high school students https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/national-recognition-programs

For minority groups in particular, listing the award in the honors section of the application, e.g., National African American Recognition Program, can signal to colleges the applicant's race/ethnicity without having to mention it in an essay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would suggest studying hard for the PSAT. So many scholarships and a lot of merit is determined by the PSAT score. Most people seem to be unaware of all the possibilities that are unlocked by a high PSAT score. It's like a life hack for informed families. Do well on the PSAT and money and opportunities follow.

Can you give examples outside of National Merit Scholarship?

DP. You are asking specifically about PSAT? The only other scholarships where PSAT is relevant are College Board's National Recognition Programs for certain minority groups and rural high school students https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/national-recognition-programs

For minority groups in particular, listing the award in the honors section of the application, e.g., National African American Recognition Program, can signal to colleges the applicant's race/ethnicity without having to mention it in an essay.

^Forgot to mention, there may be a few colleges that give scholarship amounts based on the National Recognition Program awards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would suggest studying hard for the PSAT. So many scholarships and a lot of merit is determined by the PSAT score. Most people seem to be unaware of all the possibilities that are unlocked by a high PSAT score. It's like a life hack for informed families. Do well on the PSAT and money and opportunities follow.

Can you give examples outside of National Merit Scholarship?

Merit scholarships are really school specific. Really just have to do some research on the schools you might be interested. Schools websites, common data sets and Google will provide a ton of information. There are also websites dedicated just to corporate or foundational awards that can be used at any school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/public-schools-that-award-merit-aid-to-most-out-of-state-students
https://www.road2college.com/public-universities-with-largest-merit-scholarships/
https://scholarships360.org/scholarships/great-merit-scholarships/

[Anonymous]

Kansas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Oklahoma

[Anonymous]

I wish my friends were this invested in my kids' college choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Alabama publishes merit guidelines. Just Google “University of Alabama out of state merit”

Omg no OP
SUNY school not Alabama. No one in their right mind chooses a school in Alabama over SUNY.

LOL. So many kids not in their right minds to choose a warm, cheap, beautiful school with a large honors program, awesome honors dorms, and SEC football. What insanity.

+1 there is a reason NY kids flock to southern flagships

If so many are going to AL why do they need to offer so much merit aid to not top tier students to get them to go there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would suggest studying hard for the PSAT. So many scholarships and a lot of merit is determined by the PSAT score. Most people seem to be unaware of all the possibilities that are unlocked by a high PSAT score. It's like a life hack for informed families. Do well on the PSAT and money and opportunities follow.

Can you give examples outside of National Merit Scholarship?

DP. You are asking specifically about PSAT? The only other scholarships where PSAT is relevant are College Board's National Recognition Programs for certain minority groups and rural high school students https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/national-recognition-programs

For minority groups in particular, listing the award in the honors section of the application, e.g., National African American Recognition Program, can signal to colleges the applicant's race/ethnicity without having to mention it in an essay.

Thanks. Good examples that I forgot about! Perhaps those are what the PP meant.

[Anonymous]

Given his grades, he’s not going to get a lot of merit without an SAT or ACT score. SUNY schools are very good for residents price wise. I don’t think he will find a better school in terms of price. Maybe Arizona or Roger Williams - schools at that level

[Anonymous]

Arizona State
Michigan State
Kansas
New Mexico

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Generally the publics don’t offer a lot.

I know you are proud of your kid but the sooner you realize he’s a dime a dozen in the application pool the easier it will be to manage your expectations

Which cost less after scholarships than Bama OOS for the same stats?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Alabama publishes merit guidelines. Just Google “University of Alabama out of state merit”

Omg no OP
SUNY school not Alabama. No one in their right mind chooses a school in Alabama over SUNY.

LOL. So many kids not in their right minds to choose a warm, cheap, beautiful school with a large honors program, awesome honors dorms, and SEC football. What insanity.

+1 there is a reason NY kids flock to southern flagships

If so many are going to AL why do they need to offer so much merit aid to not top tier students to get them to go there?

Because the merit aid is what makes it more desirable than SUNY.