My daughter, a high school junior, just got her ACT scores over Christmas break. She scored a 34 composite. When we toured A&M last spring they discussed OOS tuition waivers, but my memory is a little foggy. There was a requirement for scholarship monies, but I can't remember if there was also a waiver at certain levels of the ACT or SAT scores. I did a quick search on the university website but couldn't find the answer (hopefully not because there is no score waiver....)

Nevermind. After reading through the Handbook I see OOS tuition is only waived if the student receives at least $4000 dollars in competitive scholarships.

mandevilleag said:

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Nevermind. After reading through the Handbook I see OOS tuition is only waived if the student receives at least $4000 dollars in competitive scholarships.

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Correct. The scholarships must also be awarded by TAMU. Keep in mind, not all scholarships at TAMU qualify for a non-resident tuition waiver.

For the scholarship to be considered competitive, it must be awarded by TAMU, and must be open to TX residents and non residents without a preference for one over the other.

Back in my Old Army days a $1,000 competitive scholarship meant out of state tuition was waived. I begged the financial aid office, and fortunately they found something for me and that is why I am an Aggie.

GOOD LUCK!

JHUAggie said:

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Back in my Old Army days a $1,000 competitive scholarship meant out of state tuition was waived. I begged the financial aid office, and fortunately they found something for me and that is why I am an Aggie.

GOOD LUCK!

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Then someone broke rules and regulations set up by the university. If someone is given a scholarship without competition, the entire scholarship loses its waiver eligibility, meaning several students could lose a waiver because someone decides to give a student a scholarship.

histag10 said:

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JHUAggie said:

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Back in my Old Army days a $1,000 competitive scholarship meant out of state tuition was waived. I begged the financial aid office, and fortunately they found something for me and that is why I am an Aggie.

GOOD LUCK!

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Then someone broke rules and regulations set up by the university. If someone is given a scholarship without competition, the entire scholarship loses its waiver eligibility, meaning several students could lose a waiver because someone decides to give a student a scholarship.

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You are reading his statement too literally.

I'm a graduate of c/o 2016 and when I was there, I signed an "Intent to Establish Residency" form to get in state tuition as an out of state student.

Not sure if this is still available, but the fine lines said that upon graduation I would stay in Texas and work in the state (my guess is to retain college educated people in the state).

I guess it wasn't legally binding as 4 years later, I've never worked or lived in Texas since graduating and never had A&M banging down my door for a recoup. Maybe something to look into.