UT Austin and Financial Need

theloneranger
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:36:39 +0000

Yeah Baylor would be a whole lot cheaper for me…I’d get $32,000 per year before any need based aid (I might get $5k or so there) and so I’d be paying no more than four grand a year. Plus with any grants and outside scholarships I’d probably MAKE money going to Baylor.

However, UT has many advantages Baylor doesn’t. I like UT’s diversity, Austin is a great location, and Plan II is a really great program, comparable to an Ivy education at a public price.

The only way I’d consider going to Baylor would be if I had applied for Baylor2. But I didn’t have any interest in Baylor at all at deadline time. In hindsight, I kind of wish I had applied to Baylor, Rice, UNC, and UVa just to see if I would have received any money.

But I’m thrilled to be going to UT, and I can’t wait to see if scholarship interviews will make it even cheaper (up to $23k cheaper, which would be amazing)!