What about midsized schools?

Small schools with merit include Univ Dayton, Goucher, Stevenson, Albright.

Isn’t it crazy though that it’s impossible to figure out how much this will cost? “Apply widely” is expensive!

Anonymous wrote:c has merit scholarships for kids with high GPA and high test scores.

https://scholarships.ua.edu/freshman/out-of-state/

Presidential 32-36 ACT or 1420-1600 SAT 3.50+ $28,000

Out of state tuition, room and board comes to: $45,000

so 45000-28000= $17,000 cost of attendance to live and study there, if you are a high stat student.


https://financialaid.ua.edu/cost

I would rather stick with UMD than paying 17k to attend University of Alabama ..

Apply widely. Stop thinking you can anticipate this. DD's merit aid ranged from 0 at most to several thousand to 1/2 tuition. I thought 720 math SAT might have mattered with an interest in pre-health majors. I think it's pretty random though - who happens to look at the application. If it happens to get someone's attention. If it happens to get bumped-up to someone more senior for special consideration.

Apply widely. Don't fall in love which any one school, not before final cost-of-attendance is known.

University of Miami in Ohio offers merit scholarships based on GPA (which they calculate based on their formula). https://www.miamioh.edu/admission/merit-scholarships/

University of Alabama has merit scholarships for kids with high GPA and high test scores.

https://scholarships.ua.edu/freshman/out-of-state/

Presidential 32-36 ACT or 1420-1600 SAT 3.50+ $28,000

Out of state tuition, room and board comes to: $45,000

so 45000-28000= $17,000 cost of attendance to live and study there, if you are a high stat student.


https://financialaid.ua.edu/cost

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, my son is at UMD and tuition is $10,000 a year. Students do live at home and commute. It’s possible to get a college degree for less than $22,000 a year.

Where?

Any college within commuting distance. Where do you live?

Anonymous wrote:Well, my son is at UMD and tuition is $10,000 a year. Students do live at home and commute. It’s possible to get a college degree for less than $22,000 a year.

Commuting should be a possible consideration. OP, plan on room and board at around 15k/yr.

OP, so out of 22k, minus room and board, you'd have 7k, plus your student's 5k federal loan = 12k for tuition. Your student would need to work summers, at a minimum, for books and spending money.

What state is OP in?