My son got accepted into the University of New Hampshire. It's his first choice and he's thrilled about it. We don't qualify for need based aid beyond the Stafford loan. He is just below the required GPA/ SAT score for merit aid, so got nothing for that. We are in state, which puts his net cost at about $21,000. It's a stretch for us, but doable. The only school that has a lower net cost for him doesn't offer any engineering (he's going into civil engineering).
My question is, should he contact UNH to ask to be considered for merit aid, or is it a lost cause? He's our first going to college, and we've heard that this school doesn't give much aid. Even the scholarship he almost qualified for is only $1,000 per year.
Thanks in advance for any advise!
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