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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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.

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

How does it work? 2.95 is okay when 3.0 is required? How about 2.94? Where does it stop and how do you apply fairly??[/quote]

Each school has its own standards, so you need to check them and determine what is realistic.

My DC has a large ($32K/year) merit scholarship from a LAC.  If DC's GPA drops below 3.0, DC has a semester to get it back up.  If that doesn't happen, the scholarship is reduced by $5K.

Every school has its own approach.[/quote]

It’s on school’s website? I have never seen anything like that written.[/quote]

There are sections of each school's website for continuing students.  That is where to look.[/quote]

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