<p>So, I've been capped. Alas. I've basically discarded the possibility of accepting a position there, as I assume that taking the offer would lead to some considerable debt, as I would only be eligible for transfer scholarships, and I know UT isn't so generous with the need-based aid.
My stats are actually okay, (31 ACT, 2080 SAT) but I don't know if those are taken into account for CAP scholarships, or whatever.</p>
<p>Can anyone who has been through the program give me some insight as to how it turned out, financially?
Right now my options are basically: take the CAP program at UTA, go to UNT, or go to Trinity University and take out some debt.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will be any worse than if you were accepted and attended UT in the first place. The other schools can still offer you scholarships, and their tuition/room/board are roughly the same as UT (excepting trinity).
Also i think when you apply to transfer to UT at the end of your CAP year you are eligible for continuing student scholarships.
Anywhere you go, unless you receive a ton of aid or your parents are willing to pay for everything, you are probably going to take on some debt. The idea is to manage/minimize it.
My advice: unless UNT or Trinity have given you a boatload of money, take CAP. I think the school and the experience will be worth it.</p>
<p>I really don’t know. I’m pretty adverse to majors/careers that make money. I honestly cannot think of any career that even slightly interests me besides Film, Philosophy/Linguistics, Literature, or something like that. And sometimes I hate each of those things too. But never all of them at once.</p>
<p>I’ve thought about going into computational linguistics, a field in which I could make decent money. But…I don’t know.</p>
<p>So I’d probably major in English, Linguistics, Philosophy, or some combination thereof.</p>
<p>NOTE: UTA gave me a full scholarship too. So I suppose that’s an option as well.</p>