<p>I was wondering are there any scholarships out there that give at least $1000 that I can hope to get with my low gpa. The reason I am interested is because Texas Tech says that they will waive out of state tution for students if you recieve any scholarship worth $1000 or more. It doesn't have to be one scholarsip also, (it could be multiple ones that total up to $1000). And by the way I am transfering this spring. </p>
<p>Are you sure that Texas Tech doesn't mean that they will waive out of state tuition if you get a Texas Tech scholarship of at least $1000? I don't believe the offer applies to any kind of scholarship.....</p>
<p>Oh yeah it turns out you are right (my fault) I thought it meant for any scholarship. And after looking at some of their scholarships I dont think I have a chance anyways with a 2.7 gpa. But I am wondering what are the chances that I can attend the school for one year paying out of state tuition, and then claim in state. Is that possible if I (lets say buy an apartment, register to vote, and get a texas license)? Or am I doomed to pay out of state for 4 years.</p>
<p>Normally you probably wouldn't be in line to get a scholarship at Texas Tech but you have two things going for you. One is that you are engineering and the other is URM status. Texas Tech has a hard time luring African American candidates in particular. The reason engineering helps is that the engineering depts tend to have more departmental money available than other depts and sometimes have lower GPA requirements for the money - 2.5 or so. If you get a departmental scholarship you still get in-state tuition. </p>
<p>I would contact the Chair of Civil Engineering and see if there might be any scholarships you could qualify for. Frequently the chair or faculty have some discretion over these monies. You stand a better chance of getting one if they know you from something other than your application.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response keepmesane, and I think I will contact the school soon to find out about scholarships. But if I don't qualify do you think it is still possible that I could pay for one year out of state tuition and then establish residency and pay in state tuition. Or is that to unlikely?</p>
<p>Probably not. First, how old are you? If you aren't over 24, you may not be able to establish seperate residency from your parents. Second, moving for the purpose of going to school does not establish residency, even if you register to vote, title your car in the state, etc. Now, if you moved to Texas, got a drivers license, titled your car here, etc AND worked close to full time for a year you could make the argument that you were a resident. You could do very part-time school during this but your primary activity would need to be work for that year. So, you couldn't register full time for classes until AFTER you established residency.</p>
<p>I think I will do the things you said and take part time classes while working full time also, but about the working full time does it have to be the normal 40 hours a week or could it say be around 20. Because I dont think I could work 40 hours a week continously for a year.</p>