<p>Just wanted 2 tell u all that they are starting 2 distribute financial aid packages. Yesterday was the first batch, so instate students, u will get urs early next week. =]</p>
<p>I got mine! 2 Scholarships yay…but shi*** aid 
Ahhhh well.</p>
<p>how much did they offer u?</p>
<p>Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for $5,500.00. LOL</p>
<p>haha wow…suks for u Xcellarator :(</p>
<p>Xcellerator,</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking, what is your EFC?</p>
<p>You’ll find that most people will only be offered loans. So good luck to all of you.</p>
<p>Better than mine, I will only get $1500 in unsubsidized stafford loans. :(</p>
<p>Lol. Don’t really care about aid as I can pay for A&M.
Looking forward to transfer to UT after a year.</p>
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<p>Oh Xcellerator :/</p>
<p>I was really hyped about UT also, but according to my cousin: “Once you spend a year @ A&M, you’ll definitely want to stay”</p>
<p>We’ll see what you do! :D</p>
<p>I know a guy who spent some time at UT, he ended up finding out their were too many hippies and the place was too liberal, so we transfered to A&M and said it was a fit. Guess it all depends on the person.</p>
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<p>Should have went to UTSA high school then. There you can easily get a 4.0 and transfer automatically into UT after a year. Good luck trying the same with A&M (let alone letting go of this school after a year).</p>
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<p>I’m still thinking about it. Haven’t even accepted A&M’s offer of admission. 
A&M will be filled with UT rejects from my school! xD</p>
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<p>If you are so skeptical of attending A&M, why even consider it? There are plenty of institutions in this state other than UT and A&M that can give you the opportunity to be successful. </p>
<p>I don’t think 50-100 (if that) out of ~10,000 students in next year’s freshman class is “filled with”. That’s .5 to 1%. However, the 60% of students A&M is accepting because of the top 10% rule, and whom also got in to Texas if applied, have “filled” up the majority of the Class of 2013.</p>
<p>btw gstein, A&M’s freshman class is ~ 8000 students.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I’d just like to add I’m a UT reject, but in a sense I am glad I am attending A&M. I visited both places, A&M seems much nicer, and the environment @ UT is reallllllly hectic.</p>
<p>season football pass! Anyways, adhering to the topic, a lot of my friends have also received their financial aid news, so expect it within this week!</p>
<p>^^ well said, gstein!</p>
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<p>Because I would work my ass off to get a good GPA at other schools. I figured, “Heck, might as well work hard at A&M since it’s the most prestigious that I’ve been accepted to (other than UWisc) and then transfer.” </p>
<p>Well, it would be like high school all over for me again at least. I’d probably say around 100 from my high school will attend (there are a LOT of Aggies rather than Longhorns here). They would much rather go to A&M than UT.</p>
<p>I’ve visited both places too, user3725. A&M is very friendly. UT isn’t quite as friendly. Their environments are totally different…</p>
<p>A&M won’t be such a bad football team this upcoming year I hope. Christine Michael, the 5-star RB from Beaumont should be beast. Jerrod Johnson should learn from his sub-par starts last year.</p>
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<p>Yeah, wow. I looked it up and 8100 (out of 26,000). That’s just crazy.</p>
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<p>Whatever you think’ll work best. Personally I see no reason what-so-ever to transfer out of programs such as A&M or UW-Madison, both are great schools and will show you great times as a student. I guess if you’re looking for a top-caliber football team such as TU’s, or are just obsessed with the school, then sure transfer. But like I said, in admissions TU isn’t going to look up upon you because you went to more prestigious schools such as A&M or UW instead of schools like UTSA, UTA, or UTD (even though UTD is well-respected). And once again, a 3.5+ is much more hard to attain at A&M and UW. Good luck in whatever you pursue.</p>