European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. October 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 education news paying fhe Price of higher education last of a three part series by Dave Walczak education writer ka1serslautern, West Germany the final hurdle in making the transition from High school senior in Europe to College freshman in the United states boils Down to one thing. Money. Ask Tobias Laconis. What i m most afraid of is being accepted but no being Able to afford it the 17-year-old kaisers Lautem High school senior said. When i applied i did not consider  with some colleges charging up to $15,000 a Yea just for tuition higher education can appear at first to be out of the reach of Many military families Ramstein High school Counselor Jerry Engleson said that even parents sometimes fail to appreciate the financial reality of higher education. When parents look at North Dakota state they say that s cheap $7,000. Thai s $800 a month. And1 say can you afford $800 or $900 a Mon let reality begins to set  Engleson tries to ease the anxiety of parents by of Fering financial Aid workshops designed to help parents find ways of paying for their children s education. We get anywhere from 50 to 300 anxious families Engleson said. We give them All the materials the need. We go Over every one of the forms Blank by Blank. They re a huge  the key document for parents is the financial Aid form. Issued by the College Board the form requires families to list their assets number of family members and other data. College Board officials in Princeton n.j., determine going to College How much families can contribute toward their Chil Dren s education based on the form. It is Ihnn up to each College or University to work out a package tomake up the difference Between what a family can afford and the Cost of going to College. If it s a Good student then the colleges will sweeten the pot Engleson said. They give More in Grams or scholarships and less in Loans Bonn High school Counselor Mike Butterbaugh recommends that students aim for the College of their Choice regardless of the Cost. Most schools Are need Blind a said. Admissions people Tell me they won t even ask about a Stu Dent s financial need until they be accepted the Stu Dent. I believe  costs begin to add up Long before students enrol Dodo is students must pay a $5 surcharge each time they take the Scholastic aptitude test that applies Only to students attending the military s overseas school  fees also can add up. Some colleges charge from Sis to $50 just to consider applications which helps explain Why most High school Counselor advise students to apply to Only three  Tell our students to apply to one dream school Engleson said. One should be a school you think you think will accept you and the other should be a school you re sure will accept you. It can be devastating w be turned Down by All  parents believe that scholarships arc the answer to rising College costs but Engleson said hat Many of them forget a Basic fact. You Don t know How difficult it is to get the idea across that scholarships Are for scholars. A scholarship implies that a school is willing to  a group Dodds graduates in German Quali fied for More than $3.5 million in scholarships Las year. Of the total More than $1.2 million came in the form of Roth scholarships and about $ i million More was a result of military Academy appointments which Dodds officials estimate Are Worth $45,000 each. Returnees swell Munich Campus ranks  Bureau Munich West Germany an unusually High number of returning Stu dents pushed the University of Mary land s Munich Campus enrolment this fall to its highest level in five years according to admissions statistics. Almost All students eligible to return did so resident Dean William Mcmahon said boosting enrolment to 675, the largest number since 1983 when 674  increased number of returning students made the difference Mcmahon  the freshman class of 311, nearly 60 percent Are graduates of depart ment of defense schools and More than 80 percent of the total enrol Mentis from West Germany about average for the pail five years. More than 56. Percent of the students Are women the highest percentage since 198. As in past years the greatest number of students comes from the Homes of civilian employees according to admissions data. About 36 percent arc from army families 15 percent from air Force families and More than 40 percent civilian. Statistics list the remaining stud cats As coming from Navy Marine or other families. The percentage of students with offi cer sponsors has remained steady for three years at about 26 percent As has the percentage with enlisted sponsors about 2 percent. Roughly a third of inc students list their sponsors As civil ians in pay grades 9 through 16. Although the average Scholastic aptitude test results for the incoming class is about the same As in past years,910, Mcmilion believes this year s group appears to be More motivated. I think there s a new realism among the students that is taking hold he said. It s Only in the 1980s that the students have become More aware that they have to fight a Little bit to gel a Job. 1 Don t think they re necessarily More brillant. But they Are More dedicated and they re showing More  As an example he cited the fact that More than 200 students Are in 8  and arc making those classes on Lime. That is a change he said. The results of a student Survey con ducted by the Munich Campus admissions office apparently supports that belief. In the Survey of returning Stu dents 70 percent said they were eager to return and about the same percent age of returning and new students indicated they were attending College learn a degree. Less than 10 percent of both groups said they had no partic ular purpose or goal in mind. Why Munich Campus More than70 percent of the students cited the location As a major Factor in choosing the school. About 40 percent listed the social atmosphere size and comparatively Low Cost. Although about half of the students receive financial Aid Only 15 percent listed it As a Factor in cite returning or choosing Munich Cam pus fifty five percent of this year freshmen said Munich Campus was their first Choice 22 percent listed it As a second Choice. A smoking policy implemented Las year that restricted smoking to specified areas apparently had Little impaction the majority of students. According to the Survey 72 percent of inc return ing students and nearly so percent of freshmen arc non smokers. However 27 percent of the returning student said they were dissatisfied with the smoking rules