Hi! I live in Austin, TX and am a low income student, with a one salary household. I am considering applying to in state schools when I apply to college here in Texas. I want to Major in either Journalism, English or Business. What would be good schools for this that I could potentially get either a full or at least partial scholarship? (assuming I get in) what schools would be good for my major? Thanks!
@texaspg can you answer this?
Have you spoken to your high school counselor?
Here’s a 3rd party link - but you can look at each school’s financial aid portal to verify. I put a few from the schools themselves below. I also added the official UT sheet - so click on a campus and it will tell you about being low income. I even added a private - Texas Wesleyan.
Which is good? Any you can get into and afford. Obviously UT is the name and then A&M, Tech, Houston, etc. but Texas has fine colleges under the Texas name like UTSA, UTEP, etc. but also not - like Lamar, San Angelo State, etc.
I hope you get more info from others and perhaps the links below will help - but talk to your counselor at school - they likely have experience.
Texas Advance Commitment - University of Texas Admissions
Promise+ | The University of Texas System
Ok, Thanks.
You can check each college’s net price calculator. For example:
Unfortunately there are no guaranteed scholarships in undergrad in state colleges outside of national merit at A&M that I am aware of. One can apply for some scholarships at UT if one gets in but these are not automatic and could be competitive.
Rice may provide need based scholarhships if one can get in.
Rice has the Rice Investment which can pay full tuition depending on your household income.
Also, I’m not sure if you qualify but have you looked into Questbridge? If you “earn primarily A’s” and your family is low income you might qualify. Rice is a partner school. But with Questbridge you are matched with a school and while you can have preferences you might not match with an in-state school. But it’s a fantastic program. If you’re interested check out their website and talk to your counselor at school.
From the A&M website. I previously put aid for low income at other schools. I know Prairie View has aggressive merit aid too - not sure if OP qualifies or if it’s limited but a full ride.
Texas A&M University has provided tuition support since 2008, by pledging tuition coverage to low- and middle-income families through the Aggie Assurance commitment. For students whose family income is $60,000 or less, tuition will be covered by grants and/or scholarships.
PRAIRIE VIEW
The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarship is the University’s most prestigious award. The Regents’ scholarship covers up tuition and mandatory fees, on campus housing, meals and books ($600 per semester) every academic year (excluding summer semesters). Regents’ Scholars who are non-residents are eligible for an out-of-state tuition waiver. The criteria for the scholarship are as follows:
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Must have graduated from a high school within 12 months of enrolling at Prairie View A&M University.
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Student cannot be considered a transfer student from another college or university.
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Must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative high school GPA. (3.50 on a 4.0 scale)
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Must have a minimum SAT score of 1260 (New SAT)/1760 (Old SAT) Verbal,Writing and Math only or 27 composite ACT score. The SAT or ACT score is same day testing. A combination of test scores from multiple sittings will not be used to determine the minimum required score.
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The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarships are renewable up to four years (eight semesters) provided the student earns 30 semester credit hours per academic year with a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA.
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Coursework taken during a summer session cannot be used to meet the required credit load or GPA renewal requirements.
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