<p>I am currently attending my local community college. I have a 3.8 GPA and 45 credits. I have applied and been accepted to both UofH and UT. However, here is my dilemma: I am a single student and have no parents or outside help to pay for college. I have applied for financial aid and scholarships. My options are:</p>
<p>Attend University of Houston with an all expense paid scholarship?</p>
<p>Attend University of Texas with a scholarship that only covers 3/5 of my tuition?</p>
<p>Stay in my local Community College and try to apply to another university next semester.</p>
<p>I am not sure what to do. I am going to finish taking all my prerequisites by the end of summer, so if I stay at my current college, I will have nothing to study. I have already taken cal 3, chem I-II, English I-II, and all the other intro courses. I plan on majoring in physics or math, but I cannot afford UT without a loan. I am also considering trying to get into a private college, but would it be worth it? </p>
<p>I will not under any circumstance attend A&M or Texas Tech.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar boat and sitting on a full ride to Vandy + all expenses (over 60k/yr in grants) vs. lesser options from Cornell & UPenn…tough decisions</p>
<p>Have you considered attending Houston next fall then applying one more time to some elite privates like Rice & Vandy, or the two full need publics UNC/UVA? UNC doesn’t weigh state residency for transfers. I did the 1st year CC to a state school and am in the process of a second transfer. All of my offers from privates (& UNC) during my second transfer application experience have been exceptional compared to the situation I’m currently in at my state school.</p>
<p>Go for the full scholarship. It will
1). Look good on your job app
2). Ensure little to no debt hanging over your head
3). Get your degree, get a job and you then can continue perhaps for Masters degree hopefully on the Company dime</p>
<p>How do you know your UPenn decision yolocholo? They haven’t even released them yet…</p>
<p>In state is a no brainer. Yes go UT. Assuming OOS, I think the answer is still yes, assuming a 60% scholarship and 40% loans. Borrowing $60K for a UT degree should be worth it. GL</p>
<p>@Orion - I’m a non-trad, got into UPenn Arts & Sciences via LPS</p>
<p>@victor - consider a second transfer…sky’s the limit if you can pull a 4.0 at Houston for a yr</p>
<p>I’ve seen you suggest the double transfer thing in the past, and maybe it’s because of you being a non-traditional student, but really it’s not something that would/should appeal to a college student looking for a normal social life…</p>