Help me move to texas (Dallas, Austin: transfer to, private schools, university)

[5.0 Mustang]

I am a senior in highschool right now and want to attend college in Texas. I have applied to UT Austin and A&M but those schools may be to expensive for an oos student. Can someone recommend a good school that is hopefully still accepting apps? thanks

[Trainwreck20]

Most likely, the state schools are the cheapest options for OOS. Private schools do not charge extra, but start out so much higher. You would have to compare costs and see.

On the other hand, you can move down here and establish residency (think it is an address here for 1 year?), then pay in state tuition......

[5.0 Mustang]

do you know specific rules to becoming a resident? Because in CA for example, i would need to live there for a year w/o attending school and become financially independent. I really don't want to take a year off to work.

[momof2dfw]

I'm sure you can find some that are still accepting. There are many smaller private schools that are very good. While the public colleges have a lower tuition rate they tend to have more fees. Years ago when my sis was going to Baylor her best friend went to UT. When it was all said and done the costs were almost the same as Baylor at that time had lower and less fees. The tuition is regulated while fees are not so they can nickel and dime you to death. I believe you posted your major before but have forgotten. What is it and that can give a clearer idea of what schools to suggest?

[lifertexan]

do you know specific rules to becoming a resident? Because in CA for example, i would need to live there for a year w/o attending school and become financially independent. I really don't want to take a year off to work.

To pay resident tuition instead of out of state tuition you will have to do the same thing.Live in Texas for a year and be self sufficient.I think even being listed as a dependent on your parents fed tax return from another state disqualifies you as a resident,but I'm not positive.

[cdb73]

Or go to a less expensive community college and transfer to the university after you've established residency. ACC had a 1 yr residency term also, so you'd still be subject to their higher tuition. No specific 'rules' for residence really, just 'legally and continually reside in Texas for 12+ months before enrollment'...

[5.0 Mustang]

I will probably go for computer science or something in engineering. I think i might apply to southwestern in georgetown. i hear they give out lots of merit aid.

[Trainwreck20]

Southwestern in G'town used to be the most expensive school in the state, although they traded the title, off and on, with SMU in Dallas. Don't know what the cost is now days, though.

Anyway, it is an excellent school, very small, and leans toward liberal arts, I think, although they do have a natural sciences school that I know of. I would expect they have something in computer sciences, but very little in the way of engineering. I think they have a 'pre-engineering' program that lets you transfer into one of the engineering schools after two years without being behind. Oddly, they are on the trimester system while most of the state of Tx is on semesters.

My sister graduated from there (many years ago ), and as far as I could tell their philosphy was...if you can pay, you will (through the nose), but if you can't, we will give you the money from the people that could pay.....My sister received several sizable grants that really helped.

You might consider Baylor, it is a larger parochial (sp?) school with more options. It is in Waco (big minus), but G'town is not exactly hopping and at least Baylor has 15,000-20,000 students to hang with instead of 1,500.