DD interested in University of Alabama

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

[Anonymous]

Alabama spends a ton on luring NMSF, and I believe they have the most in the country on campus. Your daughter will be among peers in the Honors College. I wouldn’t listen to the naysayers here, there are a lot of smart kids who can’t afford to pass up the free ride. There is a thread on College Confidential started by a parent with a NMSF student at Alabama that you might find useful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

You sound clueless, shouldn’t you be in gym class right now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

You sound clueless, shouldn’t you be in gym class right now?

Shouldn't you be on ChapGPT coming up with more more clever retorts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

I wasn't PP. My kid was admitted to Purdue (ranked 43, by the way) but went elsewhere. Nothing wrong with those schools, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

Nothing wrong with getting a free education - both Alabama and OU offer 5 paid years that can include graduate study

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

Nothing wrong with getting a free education - both Alabama and OU offer 5 paid years that can include graduate study

Rankings obsessed people like PP perplex me. It's a fine education and 5 more years of padding the 529 for grad school or investing so they get a good start in their young life. Not everyone can afford 400k+ or think it's worth it. A lot of people that are money savvy would probably say the same, rich people are rich for a reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

LOL. Your precious Ivy League is only "prestigious" because of their low acceptance rates. It doesn't actually make them good schools.

Just sayin. Your kid should have applied to better schools given that he/she is a NMSF

You sound clueless, shouldn’t you be in gym class right now?

Shouldn't you be on ChapGPT coming up with more more clever retorts?

#SelfOwn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Your daughter's automatic scholarship at UA is $28k, which makes the direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, r&b) $22k. If she has a 4.0 and can get her SATs to 1600, she will get a full ride. UMD's direct cost is $28k, plus a $3k premium junior and senior years for CS. DD's stats are very likely to qualify for some level of merit at UMD, bringing the cost in line with UA with her current stats. As someone else mentioned, if she qualifies for the BK scholarship, that will cover half or all of the direct costs. UMD has a much, much stronger CS program than UA. Both have major sports. But of course, the enthusiasm around football at UA is not a fair fight with UMD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Your daughter's automatic scholarship at UA is $28k, which makes the direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, r&b) $22k. If she has a 4.0 and can get her SATs to 1600, she will get a full ride. UMD's direct cost is $28k, plus a $3k premium junior and senior years for CS. DD's stats are very likely to qualify for some level of merit at UMD, bringing the cost in line with UA with her current stats. As someone else mentioned, if she qualifies for the BK scholarship, that will cover half or all of the direct costs. UMD has a much, much stronger CS program than UA. Both have major sports. But of course, the enthusiasm around football at UA is not a fair fight with UMD.

For a NMF, Alabama is much more generous than that--5 years' tuition and housing, $4,000 a year, and a one-time $2,000 stipend. https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/national-merit/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

You’re a peach! Have the day you deserve

I agree this poster is a jerk. But I do wonder why the OP doesn't have "higher ranked" schools on her list. Just to look and have choices. Just a bit strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

You’re a peach! Have the day you deserve

I agree this poster is a jerk. But I do wonder why the OP doesn't have "higher ranked" schools on her list. Just to look and have choices. Just a bit strange.

Finances? Or, like us, she doesn't equate prestige with a good reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Your daughter's automatic scholarship at UA is $28k, which makes the direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, r&b) $22k. If she has a 4.0 and can get her SATs to 1600, she will get a full ride. UMD's direct cost is $28k, plus a $3k premium junior and senior years for CS. DD's stats are very likely to qualify for some level of merit at UMD, bringing the cost in line with UA with her current stats. As someone else mentioned, if she qualifies for the BK scholarship, that will cover half or all of the direct costs. UMD has a much, much stronger CS program than UA. Both have major sports. But of course, the enthusiasm around football at UA is not a fair fight with UMD.

Just to reiterate, OP is a NMSF. Her automatic scholarship is more than a full ride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is also NMSF and applied to Alabama. The recruiter visited his school last week and he was the only kid in the session - he said it went really well. He applied almost 3 weeks ago and still waiting on decision.

We are looking at full rides so applied to Alabama, USF, UCF, UT Dallas, U of S Carolina, and U of Oklahoma.

Plus other schools including VT, GMU, USC, U of Arizona, U of MN, NEU and Purdue.

Have you visited Bama yet? We plan to go in December

That's quite the assortment of mediocrity

You’re a peach! Have the day you deserve

I agree this poster is a jerk. But I do wonder why the OP doesn't have "higher ranked" schools on her list. Just to look and have choices. Just a bit strange.

Plenty of people would rather not spend 400k for a top school when they can get paid to attend Bama thanks to the NMSF award.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Yes you ate stupid to pay OOS for that.

Really just throwing your money in the trash.

Oh dear Oroject 2025 won’t impact your kid no sir eeeee dummy

No one with your literacy issues should be commenting on college admissions.

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