Student Type/Residency
If a student from Mobile but attended AL Connections Academy, who’s student are they?
Lillian
How much is the Green and Gold Scholarship worth for BOTH in-state and out-of-state students?
$5,000 for IS, and $9,500 for OOS
Who is the point-person for transient students at UAB?
Sage!
What are 2 ways you can end up paying IS tuition rates (as a US citizen/Permanent Resident)?
ACM and being an AL resident
Name 2 scholarships within BSMART that have earlier deadlines than April 1st (i.e. not the general BSMART App)?
What do many parents who don’t know Birmingham worry about with their child on campus?
Being SAFE!
Which person/department would be the point-person for a Kuwaiti living in Kuwait seeking an F-1 visa to study here?
International Admissions
What’s the name of the highest-value transfer scholarship and how much $$ is it?
Transfer Presidential ($12,500/year for 2 years)
All else equal, what is the biggest deciding factor in a student’s college decision to choose UAB?
COST
Which person/department would be the point-person for an applicant born in Delaware who spent all their school years in Zimbabwe?
Brian
What is the most incoming scholarship money a transfer student from Auburn with 48 credit hours can get at UAB (excluding BSMART)?
Where can a student go to do see how their credits from one university could articulate at UAB?
TCED (Transfer Credit Equivalencies Database)
What is the correct incoming student type for a 70-year-old veteran who graduated from Ramsey HS in 1974?
Temporary
What is the highest value scholarship within BSMART (for IS freshman students only), and how much is it?
Regions ($12,500/year+housing+research stipend)
What type of programs tend to be the most sought-after by OOS students?
STEM