<p>My dad said I can apply to one more university other than UT-Arlington, and mainly because UT-Arlington doesn't offer Petroleum Engineering (my most preferred major). My options are pretty much limited and Texas Tech is the only university that looks like it would give me a good enough scholarship for my father to afford it.</p>
<p>Now when I said "Texas Tech" to my dad, he said "Lubbock? No.". I know if I keep pressuring for it he will let me though, because he explained that I will be the one who will dislike the place. He said "anything northwest of Fort-worth is bad". He says that there are too many storms, the place is very isolated and in the middle of nowhere, and that its not the best place to live in. </p>
<p>If that is my last option I'm willing to take it. But seriously, is Lubbock that bad? Will I be depressed for the next 4 years or so (assuming I DO GET the scholarship and enough Financial Aid)?</p>
<p>I suspect I have responded to you under another College Confidential name. As you can tell from my name, I am a Dad too. Even in cultures where the father rules the roost, the father still should at some point - especially after the child has graduated from high school - say it’s time to let go. It’s my son or daughter’s life to live, not me living through them. By the same token, it is great to take your Dad’s advice, but YOU need to make the decision that’s right for you. Try out Lubbock for yourself and Texas Tech for yourself. In fact, go visit Tech ALLONE because you already know your Dad’s very set opinion. Lubbock is a city of well over 200,000 people which has all the restaurants, shopping, golf courses, lower income neighborhoods, etc. that a city its size has. In fact, it has more. Lubbock has a large airport, medical school and more doctors (and restaurants) per capita than any city of its size in Texas. Plano (where I live) has over 250,000 population and does not have the airport, med school or major university like Tech. But YOU take a look and decide what’s right for you. Start asserting yourself for YOUR life. There’s no time like the present.</p>
<p>You said you wanted to major in petroleum engineering? Why not apply to Texas A&M? They have a fantastic pet. Engineering program that has a better reputation than Texas Tech. Admissions are not too hard as long as you make decent grades and do okay on your SAT. And they do give some good scholarships out if you are a good student. The terry scholarship covers almost everything and if you are a NMF then they give you a lot of money. I would consider it.</p>
<p>Ok, I can understand that your dad isn’t keen on Lubbock. However, it looks like Texas Tech may very well be the only place that is affordable for your family that also offers your preferred major. You need to look your dad in the eye and ask, “If I don’t apply there, and don’t get in anywhere that we can afford, do you honestly want me sitting around here and whining for the next four or five years?”</p>
<p>Lubbock may not be the best of all possible options, but it appears to be the one of your best options. I say, apply.</p>
<p>My first husband (from a small town near Corpus Christi) went to Texas Tech, after being the valedictorian of his (small) class in high school, and really liked it. He got involved in school activities (was co-editor of the yearbook), and did well enough that he was then accepted into George Washington Univ. law school (I met him in the DC area). When we had been married just a year or two, we went to a college reunion at TT (along with a few friends from his college days), and we had a blast (went to a football game, went out for great Mexican food, etc.). As someone who’s not a great fan of Texas, in general (sorry, Texans!), I found Lubbock to be an interesting place, both in how it looks, and what there was to do there. I do recall my ex-H talking about tumbleweeds occasionally rolling down the street, but that might be cool once in a while! ;)</p>
<p>I think you should visit if you can, and apply, if you’re interested in the program. I think you would have a fine time there!</p>