<p>Look at the web sites for the other schools. There are more than SA and Dallas. There is also Texas State, UNT, etc.</p>
<p>You are getting great advice, lick your wounds, go to community college and take the classes you need to transfer to the major at the college you want for your last two years. Live at home if you can and save money, keep your debts down. There are lots of good in-state universities in Texas where you can thrive and after your first job no one will care what it was.
While you are at your community college, get some guidance counseling to solve your school performance problem. Your test scores are not average, and your high school and college GPA don’t reflect your test taking abilities. This might be motivational/bad study habits/attendance/time management/etc. issues, but you need to find out what (it could be multiple things) is causing you to not perform to your abilities. You are not average (maybe on this forum?) and when you deal with what is holding you back you can go successfully in college.</p>
<p>You are between a rock and a hard place financially. Your EFC is too high for you to qualify federal aid other than loans. And schools don’t usually offer much in the way of scholarships to transfer students (the large transfer scholarships are usually for freshmen). Plus your GPA would put you out of the running for most, if not all, scholarships (our state U requires a minimum 3.25 for a transfer scholarship).</p>
<p>I think a CC is the way you should go. First thing is affordability. You can probably afford a CC with just federal student loan. Spand a year there and work really hard and get your GPA up (I’m sure if you were capable of getting a 32 on the ACT you can do better than a 2.67 GPA). Start researching schools now to find some are a good fit and affordable. Find out their requirements for admissions and possible scholarships and make sure you meet them. Then apply for next year from a better place than you are currently in.</p>
<p>On the note of CC for affordability, I have noticed that University of Houston is a decent school that several people I know are able to afford without excessive loans. It is also extremely close and very viable in terms of commuting to school. </p>
<p>I don’t know much about UoH, but I do know it’s around nine to ten thousand for tuition, and I’d venture another thousand or two for all of the books and art supplies I’d need. I’m not entirely sure how the federal aid is disbursed, but that could be within range, seeing as I could cut out living expenses and food and stuff. </p>
<p>The only other schools I know of that are super close are HCC and Lee College, which I hear are very reasonably priced assuming you are in the proper district.</p>
<p>The maximum direct/stafford loan for a sophomore level dependent student (which I think you would be with 31 credits, assuming they all transfer) is $6500. SO that would leave you a little short if tuition is $10k. </p>
<p>Is UofH a CC? That seems high tuition for a CC.</p>
<p>UofH is a 4 year college. My sister got her MS there.</p>