RE: summer internships (fwd)

[Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>]

 > From: ", Flora" <http://www.state.vt.us/~Flora.>
 > Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 17:59:06 +0000
 > 
 >  Sterling  College  looks  like  it  is  a  very  hands  on  college,  which 
 >   is  right  up
 >   Nick's  alley.  Nick  and  Tim  will  visit  both  Green  Mountain  
 >   College  and  Sterling
 >   College  when  Tim  comes  back  from  his  military  training  in  TN.  
 >   Sterling
 >   College's  financial  aid  pack  looks  much  better  than  Green  
 >   Mountain  College.  I
 >   think  that  Nick  would  like  Sterling  better,  so  the  better  
 >   financial  aid
 >   package  is  a  good  thing.  Sterling  has  less  than  125  students.  
 >   Whereas,  GMC  has
 >   about  700.  Both  small  schools,  but  smaller  is  better  for  Nick.
 > 
 >  -----Original  Message-----
 >  From:  Noelle  [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg] 
 >  Sent:  Thursday,  April  03,  2014  1:51  PM
 >  To:  ,  Flora
 >  Subject:  RE:  summer  internships
 > 
 >  I  saw  Sterling  is  part  of  Work  Colleges  Consortium,  I've  gotten  
 >  Berea  College
 >   magazines  in  mail  for  fundraising  which  is  part  of  consortium. 
 >  Berea  doesn't  have  tuition,but  for  Appalachian  region  
 >  students,mostly
 > 
 >  On  Thu,  3  Apr  2014,  ,  Flora  wrote:
 >   >  Thanks,  Noelle!  I  feel  better  about  asking.
 >   >
 >   >  -----Original  Message-----
 >   >  From:  Noelle  [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg]
 >   >  Sent:  Thursday,  April  03,  2014  1:02  PM   >  To:  ,  Flora   
 >   >  >
 >   Subject:  RE:  summer  internships   >   >  On  Thu,  3  Apr  2014,  
 >   ,  Flora
 >   wrote:
 >   >
 >   >   >  Not exactly sure how to approach  Sterling in regards to  
 >   >   >  getting a better financial aid package than they have already sent us. 
 >   >   >  Yes,  out of state tuition for  UMASS.
 >
 >   >   >  I  just don't  Robert to be shocked in the amount of money 
 >   >   >   that we
 >   will need to send them to school.  I  am really  
 >   hoping that
 >   he is able to help.  This has been very stressful.
 >
 >   >  he complains to me about the money he has in savings  
 >   >  accounts  &  so he
 >   helped a close friend of mine pay off her student  
 >   loans she has
 >   been carrying for years.So just tell him upfront what the  
 >   costs are.
 >   The problem is when we were going to college the  
 >   state paid more
 >   of the tuition but now they are offloading costs to  
 >   students and
 >   families,  especially in  CA.When my dad went to  UC  in  
 >   the  1950s
 >   they had  NO  tuition,he did not come from a  wealthy
 >   family,he was the
 >   1st in the family to go to college,and medical school at UC 
 >   too.
 >   I  think tuition for public colleges higher on  East  Coast than  
 >   here,but
 >   I could be wrong.
 >   >  UC:  $22,878  nonresident
 >   >  $12,862  resident
 >   >  UCLA  website says budget for  $33,085  per year for  
 >   >  residents,for
 >   out=of=staters:$55k!
 >   >   >
 >   >   >  -----Original  Message-----
 >   >   >  From:  Noelle  [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg]
 >   >   >  Sent:  Thursday,  April  03,  2014  12:28  PM   >  To:  ,  
 >   >   >  Flora 
 >   >   >   Subject:  RE:  summer internships look at the link  
 >   >   >   and see what others commented on.
 >   >   >  it's hard to believe how they can get away with being so 
 >   >   >   opaque about this.
 >   >   >  one of people in interview said to negotiate with school  
 >   >   > about financial aid,maybe you can do that w/ Sterling.  Glad he got in!
 >   >   >  Do you have to pay out of state tuition for  UMass?  I  
 >   >   > would be curious to find out how much tuition is.  Probably cheaper than U of CA, > though.
 >   >   >  BTW,there is always  Uncle  Robert scholarship possibility,  
 >   >   >  just   sayin'