College Question - Page 2

I also go to UH, and I also don't think option 3 is as feasible as it might have been in the past (for Texas public schools). I had a UH scholarship that was revoked last year b/c their new policy is apparently only to give out scholarships to citizens or permanent residents. Not sure what the policy now is at UT, A&M etc.

You would have had to have graduated from a Texas high school in order to be a 1403 student, but it does sound like you would better qualify for AB 540 in California since you at least graduated from a Cali high school.

Thank you so much for this information!

That really sucks. To qualify for the in state tuition, does the scholarship need to come from the school? Or can it be from a private scholarship?

The university would need to give you a scholarship $1000 scholarship. Not a private scholarship.

I don't know your grades/SAT scores, but I would probably cross UH and UT Austin out for route 3. UT Austin is pretty hard to get into even for in state students. UH probably wouldn't offer you a scholarship. I would look into Texas A&M, but it will be tough. Texas is a great place to go to college if you instate. Being undocumented and out-of-state makes it as if you are in North Carolina.

Disregard the post I just did above. For some I can't edit it.

The university would need to give you a scholarship $1000 scholarship, not a private scholarship. Also, these aren't just normal university scholarships. The school would specifically give you a $1000 scholarship, and allow you to pay instate tuition. This is normally given by specific colleges within the university. Example, I get into UH. The university gives me a $6,000 scholarship, but the college of may major gives me an additional $1000 scholarship. That $1000 scholarship would let me pay in-state tuition if I was an out-of-state student. Also, from what I understand, UH only canceled their university scholarships for undocumented students. Certain colleges (NSM,business,etc) still give scholarships to undocumented students since being a citizen/PR isn't a requirement as it is for their scholarships.

I don't know your grades/SAT scores, but I would probably cross UH and UT Austin out for route 3. UT Austin is pretty hard to get into even for in state students. UH probably wouldn't offer you a scholarship. I would look into Texas A&M, but it will be tough. Texas is a great place to go to college if you instate. Being undocumented and out-of-state makes it as if you are in North Carolina.

Right, exactly. Ditto everything he said. Exactly how long have you been living in Texas though?

In August, it's going to be a year.

Again, thanks everyone for this information! I really need to do some thinking.