That is an option everyone has everywhere.
Fascinating the emotional responses
True. Is that fee an assumption you are getting some sort of value for it? However you arenât gaining admission without it. Not the same as a thanks for applying now pony up more. Itâs also a nonsense fee but like every good company if you can get people to pay it then itâs more added to the bottom line.
I love the fact people defend the fees and nickel and diming. I wish I could do that with my company and have people fork over more and more for no cost to me and with a smile on their face. Itâs like taxes. Some people think itâs theft while others think itâs for the common good.
Truly fascinating the emotional attachment people have to a school.
I have no skin in this game. My kid is has applied to UT but I have no affiliation with the school.
I do choose who I do business with. If I think a business has egregious practices then I donât do business with them, including applying to a school. UT can charge $1 or $1000 for a housing application for all I care. Then I choose whether to pay it.
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Yes but did you know the housing fee was coming before applying? Did your application say, âAfter submitting you will be asked for $100 for housing that is nonrefundable regardless of the decision? It didnât and unless you are in the circle of moms or very recent alumni then itâs a surprise and egregious as opposed to making the application fee higher or alerting the potential customer of an additional fee.
Ive asked this multiple times and you never responded. Would you rather have a school charge you $43k with a $100 non refundable fee or a school that charges you $63k with no fee?
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Depends. If accepted and I donât pay the fee up front am I still guaranteed housing? Iâd happily pay $163 for the application if that is the cost of business because apparently it is for UT.
There are a million housing options around UT. And if you add in the cost of private housing with their relative lower OOS tuition, the overall net financial effect is better than other similar universities.
And the best part is you have choices. And many of them are right next to campus.
I would pay extra if I could have my daughter live off campus at Brown instead of their terrible dorms but they force you (like most schools) to live on campus.
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How would someone know that unless the website stated there are off campus housing affiliated with the school but not under the purview of the administration. All are encompassing of UT security and have the same benefits herein.
It does not. Itâs says if you want housing then pay us and good luck on your decision.
Why is it so difficult to just charge the kids admitted? You know the answer and are okay with it so good for you.
You insist itâs a revenue motive. And as Ive (and many others have explained), there are a million ways to raise revenue.
How much does UT gain from this? $5 million? from those who were rejected but had to pay the fee (Im assuming not every household will pay the fee).
If there are about 9,900 freshman admitted, they would have to raise tuition by $500 to equalize that $5 million.
They obviously charge the fee for a reason but if they wanted to âmake moneyâ, they could raise tuition by $800 (which is nothing) and raise way more money.
They could charge an extra $800 âadministration feeâ and no one even blink an eye.
UT has about 5,000 OOS students. If they charged every OOS student an extra $10k, it would still be less than UVA or UMich (by a lot) and raise $50 million.
if UT charged the same OOS tuition as UVA and UMich, they would generate $100 million - way more than what they get on the housing fee.
With almost 100k applications and super low OOS admissions, you dont think that UT could find 1,000 OOS students/year willing to pay the same price as UVA/UMIch? Of course they could.
Anyone ever seen the movie Groundhog Day? 3 more weeks to âD-dayâ and I am eagerly anticipating at least one change of discussion topic before then. 
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Michigan and UVA do not have the requirements imposed on them like TX imposed on their universities. There is no requirement to take on state students
Last year 2332 out of state students were admitted and 769 accepted. There were 72,885 total applicants. Not 100,000.
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There are about 4,500? OOS undergraduate students.
Increase yearly tuition from $43k to $48k will raise $15 million more than $100 housing fee. You think a mega University like Texas cant figure out ways to raise more money than $100 housing fee? Seriously?
Im done on this topic. I apologize to everyone who had to read this back and forth nonsense. I apologize for engaging in multiple posts over $100.
Good luck to everyone! Longhorn Nation and its vast alumni network is rooting for you.
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You are looking at old CDS data. Those numbers were for the class of 2028. Class of 2029 broke records with over 92000 applicants and the majority of increase (24% increase) was from oos. UT has already posted on social media the class of 2030 once again broke another undergraduate application record of âjust under 100kâ so 100k was a true estimate a poster threw out.
Bantering about adding oosâers to offset funding needs sounds good until you consider for every 1000 oosâers you add to UT, you must add 9000 from TexasâŠcuz, you know, the 90% law.
So - 3 more weeks - how yâall gonna spend those daysâŠ.it DRAGs for sure.
This is one of the most interesting posts in the history of this website.
Itâs almost like he/she is just baiting this over and over again. Hell, most families drop $100+ at a freaking Mexican restaurant on a Friday night and 99% of the UT applicants, and a lot of other institution applicants, can care less about this fee. But yet weâre still like 8 days later trying to convince this person to accept it. Next topic please!!!
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