<p>i read on the website that if you get any scholarship and your out of state then you will only have to pay instate tuition. I was wondering if anyone could give me chances on getting a scholarship next year when i apply:</p>
<p>top 10% private catholic school in Va (35th out of 440ish)
3.8 /4.0
1360/2000
editor of school paper
6 varsity letters
other stuff too
any info would be great thanks so much!</p>
<p>Assuming you have at least 600 on the math and critical reading portions of your SAT, you qualify for academic automatic admit. A&M has such a small percentage of out-of-state students (I’ve read 3%), they obviously are not trying to boost their profits by admitting a big contingency to pay out-of-state tuition. They have a very generous scholarship system. They really try to get you that minimum $1000 scholarship so you can pay the in-state rate. I would say once you’re admitted your chances of getting that scholarship are quite high.</p>
<p>anybody know if other schools/states have this same kind of arrangement where they give in state rats to anyone who gets a minimal scholarship. </p>
<p>pretty awesome deal, if you ask me!</p>
<p>South Carolina does this and I think Alabama does as well.</p>
<p>MMoran93: Your statement is not quite true. It’s only for certain scholarships. Check their web sites. The amount of the scholarship is immaterial. I believe they used the words “academically competitive”. Any references to thinks like “academic admit” or auto admit" probably apply to Texas residents only. I believe it relates to a state law that tries to increase diversity in Texas public schools.</p>
<p>Top 10% admit is for Texas residents only. Academic Admit applies to any applicant in the U.S. If you look on the A&M admissions site, you will see that the Texas Resident requirement is only stated under the Top 10% section. Here is the quote from the A&M guidelines for out-of-state scholarships qualifying for in-state tuition:</p>
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<li>GENERAL </li>
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<p>1.1. A non-resident student who holds a competitive University scholarship of at least
$1000 (or the amount required for eligibility by the Texas Education Code) for
the academic year or summer for which the student is enrolled may be entitled to
pay the fees and charges required of Texas residents without regard to the length
of time the student has resided in Texas. The student must have competed with
other students, including Texas residents, for the academic scholarship and the
scholarship must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by
the administration and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board. </p>
<p>1.2. The total number of students at an institution paying resident tuition under this
section for a particular semester may not exceed five percent of the total number
of students registered at the institution for the same semester of the preceding
academic year.</p>
<p>Since the amount of out-of-state residents doesn’t exceed 5%, I would imagine just about all out-of-state residents who apply for A&M scholarships by the December 1st deadline have at least a good chance of receiving one.</p>