Do you have any remaining questions on this issue?
The OP had two questions, the first being:
The answers to that also answer the second question.
However, TAMU offers another option for OOS students to get in-state rates.
Kids all have college dreams but reality steps in and determines where they go to college. Your son can get a good college education at your instate public universities. Depending on family finances he may choose to live in the school’s dorms no matter how far from home the college is. Most college students will leave home for the whole college experience and I recommend it if feasible.
@“Erin’s Dad” I am glad you posted that link for the OP. TAMU is one university that has a loophole for OOS to get in-state tuition. My friend’s neighbor here in California got such a scholarship her junior year so she allowed to pay-instate rates for her junior and senior year.
OP some colleges in order to attract smart high school seniors will offer merit scholarships that cover the difference between in-state and OOS. If you DD is interested in going out of state then look for those kind of scholarships.
Finally know that it is difficult for OOS to get accepted to TAMU which gives priority admission to Texas residents who are in the top 9% (I may have the number wrong) of their high school class. I suggest your DS apply asap since the TAMU accepted freshman class has a tendency to fill up quickly (assuming TAMU is affordable for you)
Yes…if the OP’s kid gets a $1000 academic scholarship from TAMU then he or she will be getting the instate tuition rate as well.
The rub is…the kid has to get accepted at TAMU AND get that merit award. That is not an easy slam dunk admit for an out of state student.
http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted lists two categories of automatic-for-stats admission at Texas A&M (one of the categories is only for Texas residents). However, neither guarantees admission to one’s major of choice (and some majors, like engineering majors, have a first year pre-major program during which students must face competitive admission to their majors), and an out-of-state student has the out-of-state additional tuition waived only if s/he earns a merit scholarship that qualifies for that.
Thanks to all, questions answered. Thanks supercheese for that article- I thought it was only prohibited, I didn’t know it was also illegal, yeesh!
Thanks!