Hi, I was wondering how generous TAMU was with need based financial aid for those that have gone through the process already. For an example if someone per say was from out of state and for an EFC of 25k, what kind of things would TAMU offer them to pay for the remaining 30k about other than merit based scholarship. Do they ever cover all of the need or is that usually not the case? Please let me know if you have gone through the process!! Thanks!!
Gosh I hope TAMU isn’t giving need based aid to OOS students. They aren’t known for meeting need for their IN state students.
Can’t wait to see people chime in on this one.
TAMU does not need full need. Run this net price calculator to estimate cost of attendance (note it does not include merit aid and gives a wide range) http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/CollegeMoney/
Take a look at the 2018/19 common data set, section H, to see proportion of students receiving need based aid and the amount of said aid, on average. http://dars.tamu.edu/data-and-reports/student#common
@carachel2 wow thanks lol
@cooldude234 I mean…are you surprised? TAMU doesn’t meet need. Period. They don’t need to try and lure people in from out of state.
@carachel2 from a business perspective they kinda need to
LOL! Why on earth would they need to? They literally have all the students they need and then some. From a business perspective it would be a poor financial decision to offer need based aid. Why give $$ away when you already have PLENTY of customers. They have more than enough customers. Most OOS students are full pay. Even merit is super super hard to come by.
@carachel2 i guess I can agree with that as the school is majority in state. There are certain sacrifices an OOS student has to make bc in the long run getting a degree in Engineering from TAMU is a lot better than any school in my state.
@cooldude234 That is highly doubtful. Please do NOT go into private loan debt just to afford TAMU under the delusion that you will be better off with an engineering degree from TAMU. An engineer from a school in your state will likely be paid the same $$ as an engineer from TAMU. You aren’t planning on doing private loan debt are you?
Your admission is because you applied as OOS assuming full pay. Applying THEN asking about FA is why the OOS yield is low. As you see on TAMU threads, instate kids with higher stats than yours are still waiting on admission to eng.
TAMU does not need to pay you to attend. They would love to have you though, for your $$. IMO, if you were instate, you would be still waiting for an eng admit.
As you posted before
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Did you state you would apply for FA in your application? You said in your other thread you were OK at full pay. “We are prepared for the tuition in Texas.”
@Sybylla I did apply for financial aid but I still have the ability to pay for most.
@carachel2 and the loan wouldn’t be too much as I have a lot put away already. Also the engineering schools in my state are mediocre at best and the taxes are through the roof in my state which is why I plan to move to Texas in the future.
@Sybylla that could be why they accepted me but I don’t really think so as I talked to someone from admissions and they said it’s not all based on a test score. That was my only low point with my application and the rest was perfect with essays, grades, class rigor, etc. With the movement away from academic admits they are trying to shy away from admitting someone just because they got a good score on a test. What’s more important is that the student is prepared for engineering with a rigorous course load in high school in math and physics.
@cooldude234 so you have already taken AP Calc based physics and AP Calc BC or even higher?
I wouldn’t fool myself for one hot minute that TAMU engineering accepted you because of your essays. You are out of state. You will be full pay out of state. They want your $$ most likely.
I have 100 averages in both AP BC Calc and AP Physics C. @carachel2
@carachel2 but yes I agree with you that it’s for business. But with the lifestyle I want to live in the future, TAMU is my best and top option which you most likely understand, and it’s worth it in the long run.
I have said to you before, you need to have a come to jesus meeting with your parents, this is not going to be up to you as you cannot borrow the money. Engineering is engineering. It really doesn't matter where you go but that you succeed. This is TAMU, not MIT, as you see the acceptance rate of engineering is over 80% (because of alternate pathways etc). It is not that selective.
What are the best schools you can get into in state? What NY funding options will your family qualify for? What about the NY STEM money?
Also make sure, when you are looking at lifestyle (I assume you mean pay) that you are looking at civil eng earnings. not some average earnings for TAMU, I doubt civil gets the $$ that the dirty engineering specialists will get. Guestimates out there on the web indicate that your ROI isn’t going to justify borrowing.
You MUST factor in weed out and drop out, over 50% of self declared eng students will change majors. Strong students with higher stats, max rigour, etc, are often unprepared for what engineering looks like for the first 2 years. This means choosing a school where a switch won’t hurt, $$ wise.
@Sybylla the NY schools aren’t too good for engineering and aren’t really an option. My parents and I have had that talk and we are prepared to pay for a good amount of the cost. And yes I have heavily researched it all and I’m prepared.
@Sybylla my other OOS options at the moment were UT Knoxville and LSU which are a little less but won’t help me get a good job really in the long run.
That’s really ridiculous that you feel the New York options for engineering aren’t strong. We live here in Texas and although mine chose a school out of state, she VERY much understood it did not matter at all where she went to school for engineering. In fact, one of her classmates who is attending a regional UT Branch school already has a four year guaranteed engineering internship secured at Lockheed Martin. This is a regional school probably ranked down into the high 150s …far far away from the top 50 rankings of TAMU engineering.
My husband has worked at two major defense/aero manufacturing plants in Texas and the engineers from some of the smallest most regional engineering schools have the same jobs, titles and pay as the engineers from the big name schools.
Civil engineering companies who recruit at my daughter’s school also recruit at some much much higher ranked schools. Guess what? All of the co-op students get the SAME $$ offer regardless of the rank or name brand of their school.
You are 100% absolutely fooling yourself that engineers from LSU and UT Knoxville will make less $$ or have less opportunities than an engineer from TAMU.
You need to believe the adults here who are telling you this. If your family can and will pay cash/savings for your college AND can pay the full OOS costs of TAMU (what…$40-50,000 per year??) then great. But borrowing that amount in private loans will be a disaster. And I highly doubt TAMU will give you much need based aid or merit scholarships. Maybe…but doubtful based on historical reporting.
I’m glad you have great averages in AP Calc and AP calc based physics. That will serve you well. What will really matter is your AP test scores though.