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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ our oldest daughter was automatically extended in-state rate PLUS in-house merit awards (she didn't apply for) from some pretty good out-of-state public U's. These weren't detailed anywhere on their website before she applied. I think colleges are very aggressive in targeting kids with good stats. And they appreciate the diversity of OOS, non-international kids.[/quote]

O.k. my kid earned a merit scholarship at his college.  That scholarship will continue as long as he meets a certain GPA.  If his GPA goes below a certain percentage, I think he has one semester to do better and if his GPA is too low again buh- bye scholarship.  I think that's the way these things normally work.  And I would guess that an automatically extended in-state rate would have similar criteria.

Certainly, I hope that my kid maintains a solid GPA throughout college but I am also aware that a difficult class or two could really impact his GPA.  I can deal with a risk like that at an in state school,  but that risk would make me very nervous at an OOS school, especially if losing in state rate was a possibility.

Granted, the kids who get these kinds of scholarship are also lower risk in general for these types of GPA drops, simply because they do tend to be good students. I realize that some risks are worth taking.[/quote]

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