College Search for future Sorority Girl

[AGDLynn]

I can't remember if I found what state you are from.

My AGD sister-daughter has a daughter who is also from out of state with acceptance to Alabama.

What a trip if they are in the same NM class!

[Go Alpha Gam]

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

I can't remember if I found what state you are from.

My AGD sister-daughter has a daughter who is also from out of state with acceptance to Alabama.

What a trip if they are in the same NM class!

We are from Michigan, a long 12-hour drive to Alabama!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Go Alpha Gam

Ok, we are now at a final three and looking for advice! DD was accepted at U of Michigan (have no idea if and when merit aid will be received). If you know of anyone receiving merit aid from Michigan and can let me know approximately when they were awarded it (month, etc.) I would be grateful. Accepted and received full tuition at University of Alabama. Accepted and received the Centralis Scholarship at Central Michigan University (Full Tuition, Room & Board, Books, Partial Study Abroad). She is happy with all three, but if money were no object, I'm sure she would choose U of M. She will be studying Biology and Spanish, with plans on medical school. She is definitely interested in a GLO, and conveniently, all three schools have an Alpha Gam Chapter (just lucky for me). So, any advice would be appreciated on how to go about making this decision! I'm hoping she can figure things out soon, as she needs to let CMU know if she will be attending, and needs to submit housing info for Alabama ASAP if that is where she is going! Thanks everyone!!!

Congrats to her on the Centralis Scholarship!

At the accepted student days in January and February, they tell you that scholarships will be awarded in February and March. We received our financial aid package in March, I believe. Each college does their merit awards separately so nursing students and engineering students get their scholarship awards at different times.

I don't remember if your daughter did a summer college program out of state, but if she did, you need to fill out the proof of residency forms. They slated Hypo and Sciencewoman's daughter both as non-residents because of their out of state summer college programs.

U of M is stingy. It is unlikely she will get a full ride as she has at Central and 'Bama. How willing are you to lose a couple hundred dollars deposit to give her time to make the decisions?

She would probably get the highest GPA at CMU. But she may also find courses to not be very challenging too. That was my experience at EMU. You might see if you can find stats on MCAT scores from those schools too.

[PhiAlpha05]

Originally Posted by BlueCarnation

Agreed that you don't need recs at Michigan. You just don't.

And if you're from the state of Michigan, why go anywhere else but UofM?

Agreed! (Though if I were her, and if she got into Stanford, I'd have a hard time turning that down...I hate Michigan winters...)

Originally Posted by AGDee

She is NOT going to Ohio State. Just sayin'. LOL

Originally Posted by Go Alpha Gam

Ok, we are now at a final three and looking for advice! DD was accepted at U of Michigan (have no idea if and when merit aid will be received). If you know of anyone receiving merit aid from Michigan and can let me know approximately when they were awarded it (month, etc.) I would be grateful.

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

U of M is stingy. They don't really need to use merit to lure top students, as they're already the top choice for many strong Michigan students.

I wouldn't hold my breath for a lot of money from U of M, honestly. I came in with a 4.0 (not IB, but with several APs, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist, etc), 33 ACT, 1420 SAT, double alumni legacy (from the Dearborn campus, maybe, but they didn't make that distinction in the 70s) and all I got from them was a $1500 flat scholarship. Luckily, my parents were dead set on my attending U of M so they were willing to help out, but I definitely would've gotten a lot more money elsewhere (AZ State wanted to pay my way completely just for the Nat'l Merit thing, for example)