<p>Hello everyone, I found this forum while doing a search about Texas Tech.</p>
<p>I'm currently a student at Lone Star College in Houston. I'm getting about midway through my "career" at Lone Star and looking to transfer to a four year school. I wanted to transfer to the University of Houston because it's close, but their tuition and fees are outrageous. While using the College for All Texans calculator, I believe they were higher than Texas A&M.</p>
<p>When I lived in Tennessee, college costs weren't too high. I now find myself in Texas, looking for a four year school and seeing that my options are extremely limited. I'm very low income and I'm racking up loans and financial aid. My EFC is actually 0 at this point as I've been through some crazy life issues.</p>
<p>I guess my question is, are there any affordable schools in this state ? I was thinking about doing a dual enrollment between Lone Star and Sam Houston State, but Sam Houston is extremely expensive too !</p>
<p>At this point, I have my options narrowed down to A&M (Who also offers a dual enrollment with Lone Star) and Texas Tech, but I'm concerned about admissions and getting into the school. In Tennessee and Florida, they had a guideline that said if you attended a community college in-state, and had a decent GPA, that you were guaranteed admission into a state school, is that the same in Texas ?</p>
<p>I've also looked at UT-San Antonio, but don't know much about them.</p>
<p>Any information yall could provide would be much appreciated !</p>
<p>You’ll have to check with each college to find out what courses will transfer. Each schools set their own requirements and some, like UT Austin, will vary by college. If you have an EFC of 0, you should consider some of the private schools that do a good job meeting need. Austin College has a good reputation for meeting need and they already work with community colleges in the DFW area. It could be cheaper for you to go to a private college, in or out of state, than a state school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, I have one more question…</p>
<p>I’m not sure if this is possible, but maybe someone could help me out with an answer.</p>
<p>Lets say that I go to Lone Star College in Houston (a community college), I get 60+ credits, then transfer to, let’s say, The University of Houston-Downtown.</p>
<p>If I were to take every credit that I needed to graduate with a Bachelors degree, except for one, and then found that it was the same deal at a school like Rice, Vanderbilt, UT-Austin, TAMU, ect, ect, and I applied for, and was accepted to that school, take my last credit, could I technically graduate with a degree from that school ?</p>
<p>Probably not. Most colleges require that you complete a minimum number of credits in residence to graduate–usually a year’s worth if not two. In fact, you’ll find many won’t allow you transfer more than 60 credits (two years of classes) to begin with. It will vary from school to school so again, you’ll have to check with each school.</p>
<p>I appreciate your replies, I’m actually talking with my advisor tomorrow about schools, she said she’s going to try to get me into a dual enrollment, that I just needed to pick.</p>
<p>Thanks again !</p>