<p>It seems to be as some colleges grow in size, the less greeks dominate the social scene, simply because there are also large numbers of non-Greeks (GDIs).</p>
<p>Anyway…back to the OP.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year? If it’s about $10k-20k per year, then your options are limited to Tex A&M, UT, Tex Tech, and UArk. And, those are good choices, so that’s good!</p>
<p>I looked on OK’s website and it doesn’t look like they give a discount to Texas students, but maybe I missed it.</p>
<p>Informative…did you read the thread? The student is a transfer student (which typically means low aid) and doesn’t have the money for really anything other than his own state schools or UArk.</p>
<p>And…since many/most big football schools are public, they’re kind of hard to avoid if you want big football, money is an issue, and privates with big football like Notre Dame aren’t going to be affordable.</p>
<p>West Virginia University is a relatively low-cost flagship university with big-time football (or at least as “big-time” as it gets in the Big East). Cost of tuition, fees, room and board for out-of-state students is about $25,000. Merit scholarship in the $3,000 to $4,000 per year range are available to OOS students with a 3.0+ average and SAT scores of 1050+.</p>
<p>WVU does have a greek community but also has a pretty visible counter-cultural community. I never got the sense when I was in Morgantown that greek life dominated, but its been a decade or more since I was last down that way so maybe things have changed?</p>
<p>The OP is a TRANSFER student…isn’t likely going to be getting merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Yes, WVU is about $25k for an OOS student. LSU, Miss St, and likely Ole Miss are as well. </p>
<p>However, since the OP hasn’t come back to this thread, I’m guessing that a “financial reality check” has happened and he realizes that he only has enough money to go instate…which is likely less than $20k per year.</p>
<p>Informative is either a hs senior or college freshman who is woefully misinformed about lots of things. He’s sort of the ultimate stereotype-holder esp about areas outside the Northeast.</p>
<p>OP, since $ may be an issue I would say go with one of your in state schools or try to research “cheapest large universities” or something along those lines. If I remember correctly, Florida has at least 3 universities that are on the cheapest large public school list or best value (something along those lines). </p>
<p>Also, my brother is an OOS student at University of Tennessee. Great football (not as great as USC, but the games are amazing and the stadium is even more so), big school, and fun people. Thing is, he is in a frat, and I’m not sure how Greek predominant the school is, but I think that will be easy for you to find out Good luck!</p>
<p>Momofwildchild is right. The university that fits the OP’s request best (big time football, small frat scene and sensible cost of attendance) is UT-Austin. Texas A&M would be a distant second.</p>
<p>LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee are also fine options for the OP.</p>
<p>Florida is a little more expensive than the OP would like, but also worth looking at.</p>
<p>Finally, Notre Dame may be worth a look because it may have more generous aid options.</p>
<p>*
Florida is a little more expensive than the OP would like, but also worth looking at.*</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>How do we know that it’s a “little more expensive”? We don’t know how much the family will pay, do we? The OOS COA of UF is about $36k. That may be twice as much as they’re willing to pay.</p>
<p>*I doubt my parents will pay $30K. </p>
<p>Is that really pretty much what I can expect at all big state schools? *</p>
<p>I think one reason the OP hasn’t returned to this thread is because he had no idea that OOS publics cost that much and he knows his budget is much lower.</p>
<p>@MomofWildChild Oh, I’m well aware of THE Lane Kiffin story haha, what a shame. Nonetheless, the games are still so much fun, but if the OP wants a VERYYYYY good football team then yes I 100% agree, definitely UT-Austin. Especially since you’re in state for Texas!</p>
<p>OP, keep in mind that University of Texas, Austin is a really big school, not big like University of South Carolina or Virginia Tech, it is very large. A lot of people say they want the “big school” element, but there are schools that are big and are 20,000 undergrads and there are school thats are big and are almost 40,000 undergrads.</p>
Good luck!</p>