Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:20     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:I'm similarly confused. If you have those stats at least try to go to one of the better schools.

You are not familiar with people choosing schools for merit scholarships?
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:20     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Your daughter's automatic scholarship at UA is $28k, which makes the direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, r&b) $22k. If she has a 4.0 and can get her SATs to 1600, she will get a full ride. UMD's direct cost is $28k, plus a $3k premium junior and senior years for CS. DD's stats are very likely to qualify for some level of merit at UMD, bringing the cost in line with UA with her current stats. As someone else mentioned, if she qualifies for the BK scholarship, that will cover half or all of the direct costs. UMD has a much, much stronger CS program than UA. Both have major sports. But of course, the enthusiasm around football at UA is not a fair fight with UMD.

Just to reiterate, OP is a NMSF. Her automatic scholarship is more than a full ride.

NMSF qualifies for the Presidential scholarship, which is the $28k noted above. NMF qualifies for the full ride+, so not relevant to OP.
https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/national-merit/

95% of NMSFs will become NMFs in February. The full ride is absolutely relevant. It's not as though she is NMSF-but-not-NMF. She will be NMF.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:19     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Stop trolling. If you posted this for real than get help and keep your comments to yourself.


And do what instead? Send them to a school in the North where professional agitators are lingering around, disrupting things on campus and treating our Jewish friends with disrespect? No thank you. I'll take Southern any day.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:15     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD is a NMSF with 1580 SAT interested in Univ of Alabama. CS major. Any feedback is appreciated. It will be out of state for us, we are from MD. Her other choice is Pitt. How long do they take to communicate decisions.

Your daughter's automatic scholarship at UA is $28k, which makes the direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, r&b) $22k. If she has a 4.0 and can get her SATs to 1600, she will get a full ride. UMD's direct cost is $28k, plus a $3k premium junior and senior years for CS. DD's stats are very likely to qualify for some level of merit at UMD, bringing the cost in line with UA with her current stats. As someone else mentioned, if she qualifies for the BK scholarship, that will cover half or all of the direct costs. UMD has a much, much stronger CS program than UA. Both have major sports. But of course, the enthusiasm around football at UA is not a fair fight with UMD.

Just to reiterate, OP is a NMSF. Her automatic scholarship is more than a full ride.

NMSF qualifies for the Presidential scholarship, which is the $28k noted above. NMF qualifies for the full ride+, so not relevant to OP.
https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/national-merit/
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:13     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:It’s not just the healthcare. It’s the sororities too, the whole ethos. If you took the same girl and sent her to BU or anyplace else not in the South it is much more likely she would be launched on a successful career path.


This is just nonsense
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:08     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
It’s not just the healthcare. It’s the sororities too, the whole ethos. If you took the same girl and sent her to BU or anyplace else not in the South it is much more likely she would be launched on a successful career path.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:03     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
I'm similarly confused. If you have those stats at least try to go to one of the better schools.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:02     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


OP here - My goodness this is terribly sad - how can you call anyone second class citizen. If you have nothing positive to say, please stay away.
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Because women no longer have health care access in red states? Hello? Morons
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:01     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


OP here - My goodness this is terribly sad - how can you call anyone second class citizen. If you have nothing positive to say, please stay away.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 15:00     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Stop trolling. If you posted this for real than get help and keep your comments to yourself.


Are you kidding? Do you have access to the news? You are 100% the ignorant mouth breather here.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 14:59     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Compared to the Northeast, public colleges are much better in the South. Better education. Better vibe. Better weather.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 14:58     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Oh shut up nerd.


Ignore the Trumpers. I wouldn’t send my daughters to red state schools if they paid us and we are totally horrified by those who do. Low class.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 14:56     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Stop trolling. If you posted this for real than get help and keep your comments to yourself.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 14:51     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.


Oh shut up nerd.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2024 14:45     Subject: DD interested in University of Alabama
Do you really want to send your daughter to school in the South now? I know that plenty of people still are, and we just had a family friend send their daughter to school in South Carolina. I don’t get it though. Someone that is doing this that thinks they are going to be able to buy themselves out of any problems is going to end up regretting it. Don’t send your daughter someplace where this is a second-class citizen.