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January 28, 2011
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Some seniors are already receiving college acceptances Here is the first list of college acceptances! Schools in bold show the student’s final choice. Emily Boyd Caitlin Cagampan Megha Chawla Haylee Chun Camille Coffey Alyssa Conti Paige Conti Robbie Dela Cruz Ali De Oca Sarina deSousa Katelyn Docherty Lauren Donnelly Alexandra Fisher Christiana Flaherty Darby Halloran Taylor Hardin Kathryn Herman Charlotte Hook
University of Michigan LMU, UCSB, UCI Drexel University (Dean’s Scholarship $15,000/yr) University of Tsukuba Fairfield University (MAGIS Scholarship $20,000/1st year and 3 year athletic scholarship) Johns Hopkins University St. Mary’s College, Marymount College ($3,000 athletic scholarship) Stanford, University of Connecticut (Academic Excellence Scholarship $13,000/yr), Penn State, UC Davis, USC UCSB Humboldt State University , University of the Pacific Azusa Pacific University ($7,000/yr), California Lutheran University ($9,000/yr), Concordia University ($6,500/yr) Dominican University ($15,000/yr), University of La Verne ($30,500/yr), Mount St. Mary’s College ($12,000/yr), Regis University ($12,000 /yr), St. Mary’s College of California, Whittier College San Francisco State University San Francisco State University, Northern Arizona University, Cal State Chico, California Lutheran ($9,000/yr) University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Portland, Seattle University ($15,000/yr), Colorado State University at Fort Collins, Dominican University ($15,000/yr), Humboldt, University of New Mexico, University of Oregon, Regis University ($20,000/yr), University of San Francisco University of San Francisco Loyola of New Orleans, Penn State Erie, Pace NYC, San Francisco State Arizona State University ($8,000/yr) Emerson College
Paulina Izzo Bianca Juarros Allie Kern Lara Leduc Kristine Locker Aly Lopez Mackenzie Lyng Taylor Maniscalchi Rebecca Morales Amy Nolan Carly O’Connell Lauren Pantiskas Amanda Plumb Nina Ragonese Stephanie Ramsden Vanessa Romero Sarah Rosenberger Rachel Saad Deshawn Samad Alexandra Scarborough Kelsey Shaw Katie Thomson Katy Tyler Alyssa Walton Rebecca Wilcox Natalie Zeenni
University of San Francisco, St. Mary’s College of CA, University of Portland, Cal State Fullerton University of San Francisco University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Alabama, University of Kansas University of Portland Santa Clara University, Chapman University (Chancellor Scholarship $20,000/yr) Humboldt State University U of Alabama, U of Oregon, Loyola of Chicago University of Alabama Arizona State University U of San Francisco, Loyola of Maryland, Texas Christian U, Elon U University of Colorado at Boulder University of San Francisco St. Mary’s College of California, Whittier College, Sonoma State, University of Redlands University of San Francisco, Sonoma State University Drexel University (Dean’s Scholarship $17,500) UC Davis Northern Arizona University, Sonoma State Univ. Creighton University (Dean Scholarship $12,000/yr) UC Davis Hampton University, Bennett College, Shaw Univ. Drew University University of Alabama ($3,500/yr), Indiana Univ. Indiana University University of San Diego University of Delaware (volleyball scholarship) San Diego State (honors program) University of New Mexico (soccer scholarship)
Cost of college may be deciding factor for some seniors By Rachel Saad
Campus Ministry Editor
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lthough many colleges claim to meet all demonstrated financial need for their applicants, many seniors are worried about who will pick up the tab for their college education. Senior Charlotte Hook has been accepted into her top choice, Emerson College, but fears she won’t be able to attend because the school did not offer her financial aid upon entrance. She is applying for dozens of scholarships and grants (see Hook-ing College Cash column on this page), but has come up empty-handed so far. “My mom had to pay her way through the UC system and my dad went to college in England back when things were much less expensive. They aren’t very excited about paying over $30,000 a year, and that doesn’t even include room and board,” said Hook. Senior Paige Conti and her twin sister Alyssa also are wary of the financial burden that their college educations place on their family. Alyssa is committed to Johns Hopkins University for soccer, but is expected to pay full tuition at $40,680 each year on top of room and board, books and supplies and personal expenses. Because their dad, Dr. Peter Conti, works for USC, Paige would benefit from an employee discount on tuition if she is admitted, but her top choice is St. Mary’s College of California, where tuition is over
$35,000 a year. “It’s possible that I’ll end up at USC just because my family can’t afford two full college tuitions at once. I’m okay with it though because USC is a great school,” said Paige. Compared to a private college such as Emerson or USC, the UC and Cal State systems are much easier on the bank account, but both are still rising steadily in price each year. The estimated tuition for undergraduates at a Cal State is over $5,000, a 15% increase from last year. This does not include campus fees, room and board, or books, which would raise the total to around $20,000 per year. The University of California system also recently hiked tuition to over $11,000 for instate applicants and as high as $35,000 for non-residents. Including all other expenses, a California resident could pay as much as $30,000 while those from other states would surrender up to $53,000 each year. Because of the poor economy, many seniors nationwide are opting to take courses at local community colleges rather than mortgaging their futures. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, a 15-unit semester at a community college will range from $600 to $5,500, with the national average falling at just over $2,000. Luckily, California community colleges have one of the lowest average rates in the country at
College
PCC Cal State Long Beach UCLA UC Davis LMU U of A Sarah Lawrence
Cost/Unit in-state $26 n/a
Yearly Cost/Unit Yearly tuition tuition out Room out-of-state in-state of state and Board $183 $1,140 $3,060 $4,860 $372 $2,510 $6,974 $11,038
Books supplies (estimated) $810 $1,620
$229* $229* $1490 $544 $1,420
$286* $286* $1490 $999 $1,420
1,608 $1601 $4,599 $1,000 $1,780
$11,124 $11,124 $36,426 $8,238 $42,600
$33,660 $34,863 $36,426 $24,596 $42,600
$13,734 $12,498 $12,397 $9,024 $9,020
*Summer school rate
just $20 per unit. Contrastingly, Vermont is said to be the most expensive, averaging $180 per unit at its junior colleges. Similar to the UC system,
most community colleges have different rates for locals and out-of-state applicants with nonresident fees ranging anywhere from $180 to $360 per unit.
“The hardest part of my application process is no longer getting into college, it’s paying for it,” said Hook.
Hook-ing college cash
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This columns follows senior Charlotte Hook’s scholarship quest to fund her education at Emerson.
oney might not buy happiness, but it does buy a good education. How can one pay for college if one doesn’t get money through the university and doesn’t qualify for financial aid? I got into my first choice school, Emerson College, but I didn’t get a merit scholarship. After a couple of hours lamenting over my situation, I was faced with the question: What now? I was about $12,000 short for each year, a collective sum of $48,000 of potential debt. Really, $48,000 is a huge amount of money for a 17-yearold to even contemplate, let alone assemble in a couple of months. I decided to focus on chipping away at the first $12,000 for freshman year. After doing some research I realized that Emerson has a work-study program, so I could earn money towards my tuition at a job that is compatible with my class schedule. If I were to get a summer job and complete a work study program, I could chip the cost down to around $6,500. With this new, more achievable number in mind, I signed Continued on page 12