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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD did not get into UMD this year. She did not like the feel of UMBC when she visitied. She is okay with Towson, it was better than I expected with lots of new construction. Salisbury was a definite no and she would not even visit Frostburg.

[b]She has received merit aid from several OOS schools that brings the cost down close to in-state, including places like Miami-Ohio and Alabama.[/b][/quote]

[b]Not too many OOS flagships are going to come close to or under UMD’s instate cost of $23,000. [/b]As an example, my DS, who was accepted at UMD this year, got $8000 in merit aid at Pitt but the total OOS cost is still $40,000. He also got $14000 in merit aid at UDel but the total OOS cost is $37,000.

Miami-Ohio is $49,000 OOS. To get close to UMD’s cost, a student would have to receive $26,000 in merit aid. Alabama is $43,000 OOS so would require $20,000 in merit aid. Did your DC really receive that much aid?
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UMD costs about $27,000/year all-in, not $23,000.

My DC got $20K from Pitt, taking the cost to about $24,000.  Less than UMD-CP for us.

At Miami/Ohio, a student with ACT: 33+/SAT: 1450+ and GPA 3.50+ will get half to full tuition, which would equate to between $15-$30K merit for OOS.  That could take the cost to about what UMD-CP would cost, depending on the size of the award.[/quote]

That maybe but if your DC has one bad semester (which most kids do), you can kiss that money goodbye.[/quote]

A kid who qualifies for the money to begin with is unlikely to have a bad semester that takes the GPA below e.g. 3.0, which is often what is required to maintain the merit scholarship.

[b]Many schools give the student some leeway in any case[/b].[/quote]

This is not true. PP is full of bad info.[/quote]

NP. My daughter has 4 merit packages and all of them give options if you go below the GPA. None say you lose it and are done. There is probation, percentage off, and option to apply for personal/medical hardship for 1 year.

Good merit packages at decent OOS schools: WVU, Alabama, USC, Ole Miss, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona, Colorado, etc..

Many just say X test score and X gpa = X % off.

Then privates offer great merit and financial packages too.

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