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Love Horses?

A single mom equestrian might
love Wilson College because you can be on the equestrian team, bring your own horse and board it on campus!!

Illustration from The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom
by Katherine Arnoldi

Wilson College for Women

Watch school loans here!!
1015 Philadelphia Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201
admissions@wilson.edu
web: wilson.edu
1-800-421-8401
1-717 264 4141
546 students
2005-6 Tuition: $20,044 annual
$7,607 Room and board
Lots of fees from boarding your horse to equestrian class fee ($400) to room deposits

Housing: Women with Children Program
1996 Wilson began the Women with Children Program which "offers single mothers a liberal arts education going beyond the narrow training programs" Nine women with children have graduated. In 2003 there were 31 women with 35 children in the program. There is a waiting list for housing on campus. Prentis Hall has year round housing for single moms which includes a 2 room suite. The moms share areas such as group living room. playrooms, computer rooms, kitchen and laundry facilities. "The Women with Children Program allows me the opportunity to pursue my education and to provide a safe haven for my children," says one student.
Costs: 90% of students recieve financial aid.

My opinion:
The only problem with a program such as this is that this is a private college with the high tuition costs of private colleges. The danger is that you will be forced to take on huge student loans. For a mom that desires the private school experience with all the amenities ( a place to board your horse should you not be able to leave home without it), or a mom of means, great. For a single mom that will have to shoulder the high school loans, please apply to several schools, including the big state school in your state and compare the packages. Use the toll free number and ask questions!! ----Katherine Arnoldi

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Pennsylvania State University

Not recommended unless someone can show me that they can go here without taking on huge school loans. Please do not let the legislature allow the students to take the debt of the state on their backs. Shame on the Pennsylvania legislature for raising the tuition at the state school to this, I believe, the highest of all tuitions. There is nothing to recommend this school.
The housing costs are also high. Child Care information to come, but nonexistent on web site. Pennsylvania has been losing population since the 1960's and I say, you , too, should leave. Vote with your feet. Go to the University of South Carolina, or West Virginia University, for example, where they have subsidized child care, cheap tuition and cheap housing!! If you must stay, form coalitions, protest on campus and protest at the legislature. This is a disgrace to Pennsylvania.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Pennsylvania State University
201 Shields Building Box 3000
University Park, PA 16804-3000
Phone: 804 865 5471
Financial aid phone: 814 865 6301
email: admissions@psu.edu
Total undergraduate population 35,711
20 Campuses throughout the state
Web: http://www.psu.edu
Tuition: $11,646 annually in state, $22,194 annually out of state (2008)
Scholarships: Pennsylvania State Universities
1500 University scholarships of $600 to full tuition
300 academic excellence awards of $2,000-$3,000
Housing:
http://www.nfs.pus.edu/university park/default/shtml
1 bedroom $725
2 bedroom $830
3 bedroom $935

Please note: This is the state university system for Pennsylvania.

The University of Pennsylvania, which sounds like the name of a public university, is not. The University of Pennsylvania, with 9,730 students, is located in Philadelphia and the tuition is $30,598 a year. It is a private school best known for the Wharton School of Business, an ivy league institution. Do I think that parenting students should attend ivy league schools? You betcha! But not with thousands of dollars of school loans (unless you have help from wealthy relatives or are willing to pay off loans for years to come!) Be sure that you advocate for a full tuition scholarship here. And fight for family housing! And child care! ----Katherine Arnoldi

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

216 Pratt Hall
Indiana, PA 15705
Phone 724 357 2230
Financial aid Phone: 724 357 2218
Website: http://www.iup.edu
email: admissions-inquiry@ iup.edu
Tuition $5,038 in state (2008-9)
Required Fees: $1,302
Out of State tuition: $12,598
Student Population 11,978
Scholarships: Board of Directers full tuition scholarships, Dean's Awards, President's Awards and Distinguished Achievers awards of $1500 . See the financial aid office and let them know you want to apply for these.

University of Pittsburgh

4227 Fifth Avenue, First Floor
Alumni Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412 624 7486
Financial Aid phone: 412 624 7488
email: oafa@pitt.edu
Website: http://www.pitt.edu
Tuition: $11,368 instate $20,686 out of state (2008)
Undergraduate population: 16,796
Great for pre-med students.

Scholarships:University of Pittsbrugh
10 Chancellor's awards of $12,000-$19,000
30 Challenge awards of $1,000-$4,500
300 University awards of $1,000-$6,000
5 Faison awards of $12,000-$19,000

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