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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a JMU kid with above average grades from an FCPS school. He is the kind of kid who took the path of least resistance to get A's and high B's in HS. Just a practical kid primarily focused on his teachers' grading criteria.

We encouraged him to look at JMU because we hadn't  met a JMU alum who didn't love it there.
 
JMU has been perfect for him.  He is thriving academically and socially (even though he isn't Greek).  He's in a program he loves and is focused on his next steps after he graduates.  For the first time, he enjoys his classes because the subject material interests him and he sees a direct connect between his classes and the pursuit of a career.  As a school focused on teaching undergraduates, JMU seems to cater to students like my son.

Only complaint is the school doesn't have much merit aid. Not real clear whether he could have gone if we were OOS.[/quote]
Think JMU COA in state is like $35k.  With A's and B's you might have been able to get merit from schools like WVU, ECU and Coastal Carolina that would result in similar cost or lower.  OOS COA for each of these is less than $50k/yr.[/quote]

Quick question...how do you estimate how much merit aid you would get an an OOS school? Do you have to apply and see what you get or is there a tool? Thanks[/quote]

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