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College Search & Selection
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<p>So basically after posting around on these forums i've found out that everything that i thought about where i wanted to go was wrong... i'm going to be a senior next year. i have a 3.83 gpa on a 4 pt scale.. im 25/686 in my class and i have an 1890 sat score(690 math, 570 cr, 630 writing). My problem is that financially i can't afford more than 10,000 a year(after merit/need aid). Basically i live with only my dad who makes about 70k a year and he's the only contributor,,, i'm a white male, and also i'm pretty much looking in state(texas) since it's cheaper. I know my reach/match schools but what i need now are safety schools that i'm for sure accepted into and can get A LOT of money to attend. The college also needs to have some sort of chem,bio, or pre-med major..</p>

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<p>Since you live near Rice, what about Univ of Houston? That might be a safety for you.</p>

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<p>Yep! That’s pretty much my on safety :confused: the problem with something like tcu or other private universities is that they’re sooo expensive… unless there’s a school that is known for being scholarship-happy that I don’t know about?</p>

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<p>Look at the scholarship websites of:</p>

<p>Texas Tech
UT-Dallas
UT-Arlington
UT-San Antonio [Scholarships</a> | UTSA | The University of Texas at San Antonio](<a href=“http://utsa.edu/scholarships/]Scholarships”>Scholarships - UTSA One Stop)</p>

<p>It looks like in addition to filling out scholarship apps for each university, you also have to fill out the app on applytexas.org</p>

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<p>Okay… well it seems to me that its too early to do the UTSA app because you have to already be admitted. That’s one thing that I don’t understand about scholarships in general… most don’t let you know if you get any money or not until after you’ve committed to a school. And an important part of choosing a school is knowing how much money you’ll have for college.</p>

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<p>To get the COA down to $10,000/year, you either need a full tuition scholarship or cut the COA by commuting and living at home.</p>

<p>It looks like you would qualify for a full tuition scholarship at McMurry:
<a href=“http://www.mcm.edu/newsite/web/financial_aid/schlr_grants.htm[/url]”>http://www.mcm.edu/newsite/web/financial_aid/schlr_grants.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are some out-of-state schools where you’d get full tuition in this list:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14675705-post98.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14675705-post98.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>wow okay thanks man</p>