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[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]

Not too many OOS flagships are going to come close to or under UMD’s instate cost of $23,000. 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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I said close to in-state, not equal.[/quote]

[i](This should have been in response to the above post)[/i]

If paying $20K, $15K, or even $5K more for an OOS public is “close” enough for you, then you are very fortunate that money is not an issue for you. I don’t say that with malice but genuinely hope that you and your DC appreciate how lucky you are. But for those families where even $5000 more a year makes all the difference, it is unhelpful of you to say that there are OOS options for Maryland residents that are close to or less than UMD. And for a student that was not accepted at UMD, the merit $ amounts are going to be even lower so I really question how “close” to in state you are talking about.

UMD is $23,000 if you don’t include indirect costs like books. To make an apples to apples comparison, here are the similar costs for the schools being discussed if you only include housing, typical meal plan, and tuition + mandatory fees (no books, no supplies, no other incidental costs which can really vary)

UMD (in state) 
Tuition and Fees - $10,595 
Housing and Meal Plan - $12,429 
Total – $23,024 
https://admissions.umd.edu/costs

Miami-Ohio (OOS) 
Tuition and Fees - $34,895 
Housing and Meal Plan - $13,860 
Total – $48,754 
https://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fee...ll-2016/2018-cohort/index.html

U. of Alabama (OOS) 
Tuition and Fees - $30,030 
Housing and Meal Plan - $13,402 
Total – $43,432 
https://financialaid.ua.edu/cost/

Pitt (OOS) 
Tuition and Fees - $31,102 (this increases for many majors) + $1950 fees (reduces a little bit after freshman year)= $33,052 
Housing and Meal Plan - $11,582 
Total – $44,634
https://oafa.pitt.edu/financialaid/costs/

U. Delaware (OOS) 
Tuition and Fees - $34,310 
Housing and Meal Plan - $12,862 
Total – $ 47,172 
https://www.udel.edu/students/student-financial-services/coa/ [/quote]

You are very obnoxious to keep talking about UMD when the OP started this thread wondering what to do about her kid who didn't get in.

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