<p>I've recently applied to Baylor, UT Austin, A&M, and University of Houston.
My family is not financially stable at all, and I just feel terrible stressing her out about my future tuition money.
I feel like my qualifications are maybe above average, and I was wondering if anyone knew what universities in Texas give the best financial aid?
Like, possibly a full ride or full tuition?</p>
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<li>Senior</li>
<li>GPA: 3.68</li>
<li>Rank: 46/767</li>
<li>Percentage: Top 5%</li>
<li>SAT 1670</li>
<li>ACT 25 (I haven't submitted any ACT scores though)</li>
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<p>@thumper1 Yes I am going to be eligible. My parents are divorced, and my mother is basically the only source of income in our household right now.</p>
<p>Just keep in mind that the net price calculators are not always accurate when the parents are divorced. Remember to include any spousal and child support your mom receives from your dad.</p>
<p>@thumper1 So the thing is that my brother told me that the max I can get per semester is only around ~2,000 and that’s based off of the federal pell grant I think…</p>
<p>My father doesn’t pay any child support. He owes us around $14,000. We keep calling the child support agency and they don’t do anything to help us…
I just did the NPC for UT and it’s still like 15k for 2 semesters! :(</p>
<p>Is your brother in college? How does he know what your aid will be? Did HE do a FAFSA calculation and determine your FAFSA EFC? That is what the Pell is based on.</p>
<p>You are absolutely eligible for a $5500 Direct loan for your freshman year. If your EFC is below $5000, you would get a portion of the Pell Grant…depends on your actual EFC. The closer to $0, the more you get for Pell Grants with a maximum of $5730 for the whole year. </p>
<p>Does your family incime qualify you for any low income grant aid in Texas? I don’t know a thing about aid in Texas, so I’m asking to see if you have checked this out.</p>
<p>When you did that net price calculator for UT, did it break out the types of aid you could exoect (grant, loan, etc)…or just give you a number?</p>
<p>@thumper1 Yes he is in college. I really want to go to UT Austin, but I’m just so frazzled because I don’t think I’ll go due to money. My family income is around 11,000-12,000 a year. I haven’t checked it out much. </p>
<p>UT AUSTIN:
~$26,174.00 [Without Grants]
~$15,529.00 [After Grant Aid]
~$14,284.00 [After Grant Aid/Student Loan/Other Aids]</p>
<p>BREAKDOWNS;
Estimated annual tuition and fees $9,816.00
Estimated room and board $11,362.00
Estimated books and supplies $750.00
Estimated other expenses (transportation, personal, etc) $4,246.00
Your Estimated Total Cost of Attendance Without Grant Aid $26,174.00</p>
<p>If your family income is really that low, you would have an auto $0 FAFSA EFC. If that is the case, you would get $5730 per year in Pell Grant, and $5500 in Direct loans…at least.</p>
<p>How is your brother laying for college? What kinds of aid does he receive? </p>
<p>The Direct Loans are in your name, not your mom’s name. To be honest, with an income of $12,000 or less, loans really are not something your mom should consider at all. </p>
<p>First of all, look at the requirements for qualifying for an auto zero EFC on FAFSA. With that, you will get a maximum PELL grant, and up to $5500 in loans as a freshman, with up to $3500 of that subsidized. The rest is up to the college and whatever entitlements Texas has for its students. Talk to your counselor about this and also do research, as deadlines might be coming up soon. </p>
<p>UTAustin does not guarantee to meet full need, and the results are mixed when it comes to financial aid packages to even very low income students with a zero EFC. All you can do is try. Look into whatever they have, whatever the state has, and see if it’s affordable to you.</p>
<p>Make sure you have some local state school that you know you can afford, that you know will take you, in case, the financial aid situation does not work out for going to a sleep away school. The vast majority of students commute to college, many doing so with part time and even full time jobs to make ends meet Going “away” to college is a luxury. My state tends to meet full need at the state schools as defined by FAFSA EFC, but only up to tuition and fee costs. A student with a very low or zero EFC could afford to commute to a state school, but going away to one, is a whole other story. </p>
<p>please consider that people do work through college and make it. my husband’s dad insisted he go to a specific private university. his dad paid the 1st semester, and that was it. he put himself through college by working 2 jobs in the restaurant business. when I just recently asked him why he didn’t move to a state school, he said he never considered it. he didn’t have any helping him or advising him. I worked through college too, my husband supported me when we were young. my parents didn’t help me. don’t be stressed dear one. it will all work out. you can work, even if your parents don’t give you money. be confident and do your best, apply for scholarships, borrow a little (no private loans), work hard and save. You can do it! I know you can. I have a high school senior this year too, and I am telling him the same thing. Take a deep breath, pray for strength and do not worry. You have a bright future ahead of you!
Love, a mom</p>
<p>UT - Permian Basin has a $10K degree for some science degrees. This is $10K for 4 years of
tuition and fees. Costs are capped at $2500 per year. Room and Board extra, but could get covered with Pell and or other scholarships. </p>
<p>There are other programs that are meeting the $10K degree in Texas in various ways. Most others are a combination of Community College and dual credit classes taken in high school, but worth looking into these in state low cost options. </p>
I didn’t know there was financial aid for Texas. </p>