How generous is financial aid at UT?

MaineLonghorn
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:10:43 +0000

Well, my son got a 1K engineering scholarship, and when he called to ask about in-state tutition, the lady politely laughed at him. It is called an “out-of-state tuition waiver,” NOT a “tuition waiver.”

MTA: I just looked at the Cockrell website. It says:

"Out-of-state tuition waivers are extremely hard to obtain because the Cockrell School is allotted very few of them for undergraduates each year. Most of these waivers are already promised to students on a multi-year basis as part of a scholarship packet. For any remaining waivers, there is no application process. We award waivers automatically to eligible students with the best academics. Recipients are notified by email if they are selected to receive a waiver. If a student is selected to receive a waiver, it will likely be for one semester only, and would not continue further.

Out-of-state students can establish Texas residency a number of ways. Find detailed information on the university’s Establishing Texas Residency page."

It’s interesting to me that they tell you how to establish Texas residency! I know some people on CC get very offended when they hear that out-of-staters would dare try to get in-state residency in order to obtain cheaper tuition. UT seems to see no problem with it, however!