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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the first across extended and immediate family to attend/graduate, so resources for this student(niece) is extremely limited and she has turned to me for help.

I think she’d do great at an HBCU, but the price tag of them took my breath away.

15yo
Family income: &gt; $30000
Student GPA: 3.4 (enrolled in IB and honors)
From Rural Suburb in Fl
Participated in (Arts Magnet pretty much  from K-now) school choir, dance, theatre
Loves to play the keyboard as her hobby
SAT/ACT Unknown as of right now
Prospective Major: Theatre (I’m trying to be supportive, but I’m terrified this is a bad idea)

We’ve discussed bright futures, and in state programs but that’s all I really know.

I’m be willing to help her with living expenses. 
My only child is tuition exempt, and is choosing education as a major so it isn’t as hard as this.[/quote]

Try not to worry too much.

Set up a Niche.com account and click through to the “what will it cost” details menu. Then you can see what the cost is for households with income under $30,000.

If your niece wants to go to state schools, the real full cost of attendance will probably be under $20,000.

If she wants to go out of state, then, realistically, she ought to focus on schools that are at least about as prestigious as Florida State, with solid financial
aid, and that are mellow enough to take kids with a 3.4. That probably means, maybe, a list of about 50 colleges. Example: Mount Holyoke takes a lot of students with 3.4 GPAs and has a total cost of attendance of about $13,000 for students with annual income under $30,000.

So, as long as your niece has some support from someone who knows how the admissions system works, she’ll probably end up with a lot of great college options. [/quote]

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