Last night I drove to Provo with The Girl and good friend Josh for an open house event for Utah State University. The Girl has already applied for this college and has had her ACT scores sent there for abou ta year. Last night gave her the chance to talk with university "ambassadors" from the science department, housing, student life, and financial aid. She also spoke with admissions where she turned in her current transcript.
Having the transcript, her ACT scores and her online application already filed, the university was able to figure what kind of academic scholarship she'd qualify for and could even make her an offer on the spot. The offer? Full tuition for 4 years and all student fees---about $24,000.
Now this doesn't count the other scholarships she has applied for or already been awarded, not does it count the financial aid/grants she certainly qualifies for due to our family's non-income this year. Knowing this offer has been formally made now, I have a huge relief that she will be fine as far as getting into and off to school next fall.
I think she is still weighing the University of Utah, but we have yet to visit directly with one of their high school recruiters. Maybe they will make her an even better offer. Who knows? It is just good that after the year we have had some good will come of us not having an income, however small that point might be.
So an offer of $24,000 for about an hour of her time--not counting the application process and all the years of hard work she has put in to her grades, her studies and her academic plans. But still. Not a bad day at the office. Or lab, as the case may be for The Girl.
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