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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do any other states have a fund like VA’s VTAG, which is a yearly grant for state students who choose a private in VA

My daughter applied to Randolph and almost applied to Shenandoah and Emory & Henry - that money would have been helpful on top of the scholarships they offer [/quote]

but VTAG was only $5k last year, which isn't a lot when looking at privates getting near 90k a year.[/quote]

Not everyone is looking at $90k/year schools.

Not to mention every little bit helps.

Randolph was our cheapest option on the table with merit+talent award+VTAG+another discount or two

It was cheaper than Radford full pay.[/quote]

Randolph is $46 a year; Randolph Macon is $64k.  $5k might be of some help but at least be honest with stats if you know them. $5k is chump change for most parents on this board who will get zero from FAFSA and no merit because their kids have the stats fot T50. [/quote]

My kid wasn’t shooting for T50. She was on the other end of things-community college was definitely on the table.

She managed to get into 4 schools. FAFSA only said we could get unsubsidized loans.

Randolph College in Lynchburg gives merit to everyone they admit. My daughter even got something ($13k, I think?) She was then awarded $2k in talent money, a $1k visit scholarship and then would have applied for the $5k VTAG. Iirc, the all in number (without factoring in any Fed loans) was $21-22k/year.

Look, the OP is from FL with a kid who likely won’t get into UF or FSU and doesn’t seem to like other options.

A fund like this helps people with all in costs, be it a $40k private or a $90k. Sure, at $90k full pay, it feels like “chump change” but it’s still better than zero and it doesn’t have to be repaid.

I believe I said Randolph was an admit for my child, but we also had considered Shenandoah and Emory & Henry and the $5k on top of expected scholarships would have helped to bring costs down further.

Her in state public option was Radford. She in the end decided on an out of state private that was somewhat pricier even with a talent award. It is absolutely the right choice for her-it’s just more like $40k all in. We had her take the fed loans and are encouraging her to be an RA starting next year to help with costs a little (we do ok, but we are definitely not $90k full pay folks) We’re making it work.

For most of us who aren’t in the top 2-3% wealth wise, we need to chase merit and weigh options carefully. And yes, $5k from the state is a decent incentive. You just have to know how to make the scholarships and other things stack up in your favor.[/quote]

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