Shut Out of Affordable Choices

Transfer Students
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<p>This is it. I have run out of options. I don't know what to do now. I am stuck. I need help and don't know who else to turn to. My situation is exactly what the thread title is: I've been shut-out of affordable choices. Here's what happened:</p>

<p>So because of personal issues, I waited until THE last minute to apply to a bunch of schools. School C (which was the strongest application) will neither accept nor reject my application because I did not know my supporting documents had to be in by the application deadline. The other schools I applied to had a grace period. School C did not. As such, despite an appeal, I cannot go there this fall.</p>

<p>School B rescinded my offer of admission because I did not know I had to pay a deposit along with saying I was coming in the fall. I submitted an appeal but I don't expect it to be granted.</p>

<p>School A is my last viable hope but it's still too expensive. And their deadline for rescinding admissions offers is quickly approaching. I have requested help from all of my professors to give me letters of recommendation for scholarship committees, but I lied to a lot of them regarding where I was applying and what I needed their help with. So they were submitting letters of recommendation for me but the schools they were sending them to said I had no FAFSA on file (which I lied about doing). Now they won't help me. They've all said any future letters of recommendation will include how irresponsible I've been with lying this last semester.</p>

<p>I don't know what now. I've apologized to my instructors, but everything just fell apart this last semester. I worked so hard these last two years in community college to only throw it all away in just two months. I graduated this past weekend and now I can't fathom what I'm going to do if I can't attend school in the fall.</p>

<p>I'm so screwed. So I pose the question, "What now?"</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>Stop lying.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t procrastinate.</p></li>
<li><p>Pay attention.</p></li>
<li><p>Get a job and apply again for spring or fall of 2016.</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>Where do you live, what is your major, what is your budget? These are important details to include for someone to offer you help.</p>

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<p>I live in Texas. My major is statistics. My budget is preferably under $20,000/yr for cost of attendance. I have a job and have worked the same job for the last two years. I still don’t have enough money to pay for college myself. I only have enough money saved up to sustain myself for one semester at each university if no scholarships came in.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/College-Openings/Pages/College-Openings-Results.aspx”>http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/College-Openings/Pages/College-Openings-Results.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Start here they list colleges by state still accepting students. </p>

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<p>Institution Name State/Country Freshmen Transfer Institutional Control Enrollment Financial Aid Housing<br>
Abilene Christian University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
Baylor University TX No Yes Private 10,000-14,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
Dallas Baptist University TX Yes Yes Private 5,000-9,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
East Texas Baptist University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
Howard Payne University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
North American University TX Yes Yes Private 1-1,000 Yes Yes Contact Info
San Jacinto College TX Yes Yes Public 20,000+ Yes No Contact Info
Southwestern University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
St. Edward’s University TX No Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
St. Mary’s University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
Texas A&M University-Kingveille TX Yes Yes Public 5,000-9,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
Texas Lutheran University TX Yes Yes Private 1,000-4,999 Yes Yes Contact Info
University of North Texas at Dallas TX Yes Yes Public 1,000-4,999 Yes No Contact Info</p>