Tulsa Vs. Loyola of the South, Among Other Places

College Search & Selection
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<p>The cousin and his family live in Texas. My cousin's son is a good student, but because his class ranking, will fall short of getting into the University of Texas at Austin.</p>

<p>The young man is interested in a good liberal arts program, has a 90ish gpa and is ranked in the top quarter of his class. Unfortunately for him, UTA rarely takes students do not rank in the top 15 percent of their graduating class.</p>

<p>He isn't interested in Texas A&M or Texas Tech. He like St. Thomas, St. Edward's and St. Mary's, but his parents are afraid those schools cannot open doors the way other schools can.</p>

<p>His guidance counselor suggested the University of Tulsa and Loyola of New Orleans as two alternatives for a good liberal arts education. My cousin and his wife don't know much about either school. So I am posting this request for information to the CC forum; CCers are the greatest source collegiate information that I know of.</p>

<p>My cousin heard that for some programs the University of Arkansas, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University will waive the out of state fees for Texas residents. Does any one know anything about that?</p>

<p>If anyone has any other suggestions, I and my cousin's family would be appreciative. Thanking everyone in advance.</p>

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<p>What does he want to major in?</p>

<p>And I know about the University of Tulsa and I agree with the counselor! I don’t quite know a lot regarding the majors other than Petroleum Engineering, but I know their Honors Program is amazing with this. And I believe he may qualify for it. This is from the Tulsa website regarding the program.</p>

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<p>Spencer, my cousin’s son is thinking about of the social sciences or humanities. His best subjects are history, French and English. He is not so hot in mathematics or the natural sciences. I suspect will major in history and/or political science.</p>

<p>Thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>U Arkansas has a “non-resident tuition award” that gives in-state tuition to Texas residents if they meet certain criteria (you’d want to check and see what the requirements will be for his graduation year: [Office</a> of Academic Scholarships](<a href=“http://scholarships.uark.edu%5DOffice”>http://scholarships.uark.edu) , but it has been very obtainable in the past). OU has some scholarships that waive at least part of the out-of-state tuition: <a href=“http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/recruitment/Downloads/2010.11%20FR%20Scholarship%20Descriptions.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/recruitment/Downloads/2010.11%20FR%20Scholarship%20Descriptions.pdf&lt;/a&gt; , and OK State has a tuition waiver scholarship: <a href=“http://www.okstate.edu/finaid/pdf/scholarship-chart-12-09.pdf[/url]”>http://www.okstate.edu/finaid/pdf/scholarship-chart-12-09.pdf&lt;/a&gt; . Something worth checking is what scholarships are for in-state residents only and if the waiver is stackable. Many schools don’t allow you to have out-of-state waived and receive merit scholarships (although Arkansas does at this point in time), so it’s certainly a question worth asking.
Good luck with your search!</p>

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<p>Thank you too MMCNELL. Your input is appreciated.</p>

<p>Like I said in the past, the information I have received through this site has been priceless. I wish there had been a collegeconfidiential.com when I was in high school</p>

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<p>You’re very welcome. You and me too! I was lucky to have a wide-searching group of friends when I was in high schools, but CC would have been very useful.
-Matt</p>

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<p>I am currently in my third year at Loyola New Orleans and I can say with great certainty that I am receiving an excellent liberal arts education. 90% of our professors hold the highest degrees in their fields and t.a.'s are not allowed to teach undergraduate courses. Loyola waives the application fee for all students that apply online as well as offering a $1,000 tuition credit to any student that visits before May 1. Also, I believe something like 80% of the students receive financial aid which is remarkably high compared to other universities.</p>

<p>here is a link to their admissions page: <a href=“http://apply.loyno.edu/[/url]”>http://apply.loyno.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>khipper…</p>

<p>What are his test scores?</p>

<p>It sounds like his GPA is about a 3.6 or so…is that right?</p>

<p>The young man is interested in a good liberal arts program,</p>

<p>Lots of good schools can provide this… :slight_smile: What are his career plans? Law?</p>

<p>How much will his parents spend each year? If they’re asking about waived OOS rates for UArk, does that mean that their budget is around $18k per year? If so, schools like Loyola New Orleans probably won’t be affordable unless his test scores are high enough for big merit.</p>

<p>My son’s friend had an ACT 30 and 4.0 and he didn’t get enough merit from Loyola-NO to make it affordable, because they only award 10 big scholarships. He was disappointed because he really liked the school and wants to go to law school. </p>

<p>I don’t think Loyola gives much need-based aid to those whose incomes are beyond Pell limits. </p>

<p>Loyola NO has a COA of $43,000…not including transportation, personal expenses, misc expenses.</p>

<p>If you can get his stats and the family’s budget, we can better recommend some schools.</p>