<p>As an oos student, where can i get a good education for a decent price in texas? here are my stats:
31 ACT
rank 4 of 300</p>
<p>It needs to be a school that doesn't require the SAT and it must not be too late to apply! The more north the better. also, public or private, doesn't matter. thanks</p>
<p>also got a 3.9 unweighted gpa</p>
<p>Well, the "best" schools in Texas are:</p>
<p>Rice (private, accepts ACT but i think still wants or recommends SAT II, not sure which. Low tuition for a private U and good fin aid)
UT-Austin (public)
Texas A&M (public)</p>
<p>With your stats i think you'd stand a chance at getting into rice and almost definitely the publics (not sure how much harder it is oos).</p>
<p>With your stats, you will qualify for quite a bit of merit aid at Southwestern University, an excellent LAC. Check their website for the scholarship calculator. You would probably also be a strong candidate for the Brown Scholarship - a full ride. Southwestern is 30 miles north of Austin.</p>
<p>UT-Austin is the premier research university in the state, with the highest ranked departments in the most areas, the most accomplished faculty, and the most resources (libraries, museums, performing arts spaces, labs, etc.). </p>
<p>Rice is also very strong, but more so at the undergraduate level only. Although its departments are generally not as strong as UT, it is indeed excellent for undergrad and as a smaller, more selective school, your peers would be more accomplished on average than at the larger state schools like UT and A&M. For many, the smaller size and higher selectivity equate to a much better undergraduate experience. As stated, great price for a private. </p>
<p>Texas A&M is the other major research university, with some strong programs (e.g., engineering, business, agriculture), but not with the academic breadth of UT.</p>
<p>The environment at each of these schools is very different. If you're interested in more of the LAC type experience, also look at schools like Trinity and Southwestern.</p>
<p>I hear LAC on here a lot but don't know what it means.
Is southwestern a well known school?</p>
<p>LAC = liberal arts college</p>
<p>not sure how well known southwestern is outside of the state, but it is a good school</p>
<p>There are of course other major publics like Texas Tech and University of Houston, as well as privates like Baylor and SMU. Each have strengths in certain areas, but Rice, UT, and A&M clearly dominate.</p>
<p>Do you know anything about the A&M campus? It looks like its in the boonies.</p>
<p>If you are going to pay OOS or private tuition, in my opinion, there are really only two schools you should look at:</p>
<p>The University of Texas - Austin
Rice University</p>
<p>You have nice stats. As long as you are not a business major (McCombs), you should be ok. I would consider applying for the Plan II Honors Program at UT-Austin. If you aren't admitted into it, I believe they'll consider you for regular admission, in which case you should be a shoe-in. If you are fortunate enough to be accepted to Rice, I wouldn't pass up the opportunity.</p>
<p>Also, most schools only require the SAT or ACT, so you'll be fine if you just send in your ACT score.</p>
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<p>It is.</p>
<p>Rice is going to be an issue since I haven't taken any SATs. I have already started an app for austin so i'm just going to finish that. then ill apply to A&m and maybe one other.</p>
<p>You would not need to take the SAT I test as you already have an ACT score. However, you would have to take 2 SAT II tests (subject tests) to apply to Rice, so if you don't want to do that, then no, you shouldn't apply.</p>
<p>Besides UT-Austin and Rice, Texas A&M is your next best bet.</p>
<p>What state are you in? Is there a reason you want to study in Texas so badly?</p>
<p>Although College Station may not be a thriving metropolis, it's not really "the boonies," either. It's a fairly affluent suburban city that has very good relations with the University. The College Station/Bryan area has around 190,000 residents. That said, I would much, much rather attend school in Houston or Austin than in College Station, and I leaped at the chance to leave after high school.</p>
<p>"What state are you in? Is there a reason you want to study in Texas so badly?"</p>
<p>I'm applying to schools in CA, AZ, and TX because I want to go somewhere warm. CA has the best weather but is expensive. AZ may be too hot and Texas is affordable. I have never been to Texas or California but think I could enjoy myself at either place. And I'm from Minnesota and we are currently in the middle of winter which reminds how badly I want to go south.</p>
<p>I suggest you try very hard to take the SAT IIs. You might still make it in for january, and Rice is easier to get in from outside tx and the southwest.</p>
<p>And you may want to shoot an application to UMinn-Twin Cities just in case.</p>
<p>if you're interested in private schools you could probably get a good amount of merit aid from Southwestern U, Austin College or Southern Methodist U</p>
<p>What about Trinity University?
My son has very similar stats and is applying there oos.
Do you texans not think of it as a very good school? I thought it was ahead of southwestern in academic rigor, selectivity, and %oos students. Am I wrong?
I'm getting my info from my DS</p>
<p>It's too late to apply to the twin cities campus and I have no intention of going to school 15 minutes from home. Out of the private unis listed here, which has the best engineering program?</p>
<p>out of all the private schools, by far Rice, bit Rice is pretty hard to get in to so you should look into the other schools, theirs might be good too.</p>
<p>Yeah I agree with what everyone has been saying.</p>
<p>Rice: very good private school
UT Austin: very good public school, only problem is that it's too large. (Only thing keeping me from going there)
Texas A&M: good public school, problem is that the majority of kids are white, conservative, and Christian so if you have a huge problem with that you might not want to go there.
Texas Tech: okay public school, lot smaller than UT Austin.</p>
<p>For LACs, maybe try Trinity or Austin College. But definitely less prestigious than Rice or UT Austin if that's important to you.</p>
<p>I'm not sure which require SATs.</p>