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I have decided to major in pharmacy and because I live in southern Georgia my choices are limited. Only a few schools in my state offer pharmacy programs and 1 of them is the University of GA (which is really difficult to get into so I don’t want to go there). Mercer University is another option. They are private and therefore expensive. However I have a renewable $10,000 a year scholarship with them but the average complete cost per year even with the scholarship will be $22,000. Another option is to go out of state to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Of course I will have to pay out of state fees but won’t after a certain amount of time can I maintain residency? FAMU will cost about $27,000 a year until I maintain residency. So all in all, which is the most cost efficient choice. Both schools have good pharmacy schools so money is the major object at hand here. I know finaicial aid will help but the balance portion will be my responsibility.
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Contact the residency official at FAMU to determine when you can officially become a resident for tuition purposes. It varies from state to state, and some state colleges offer “friendly neighbor” discounts to students from nearby states.
You can save lots of money by taking your general education courses at a community college. If you work with the transfer counselor at the community college, you can take the courses you’ll need as pre-requisites to get into the upper division Pharmacy program. It will take some effort on your part, but if money is a concern, this can be a good option.
If you have to pay out of state tuition at FAMU you are probably better served at the private college with the scholarship. Private schools have more scholarship money to give, and you might be able to land a larger scholarship as you gain more credits at your school. Talk to your college financial aid office and get their perspective. It’s a big decision, and you want expert advice.
Good luck!
In some states, it is very hard to establish residency.
Anyway, the FAMU pharmacy program has just been placed on probabtion, so I wouldn’t call it a good program. It they don’t improve, they’ll loose their accreditation.
I know *exactly* how you feel…
I don’t know completely either, but my best guess is that out of state until you establish residency will be your best bet. At a private school there is no *establishing residency* And 22K will be a constant for four years (88K total) as opposed to 27K for one year and then 10K for each year after that (assuming you establish residency) (57K total)
Out of State FTW!