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Houston c/o 2017 Applicants (2013-2014 Cycle)

Post by jts723 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:46 pm

Just submitted my application. Anyone else applying?

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Post by kobe1020 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:04 pm

wrapping up my paperwork and will submit soon.

are you going to retake or the this application will be the one?

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Post by jts723 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:08 pm

kobe1020 wrote:wrapping up my paperwork and will submit soon.

are you going to retake or the this application will be the one?
I'm sticking with my 162 / 3.4.

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Post by kobe1020 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:33 pm

jts723 wrote:
kobe1020 wrote:wrapping up my paperwork and will submit soon.

are you going to retake or the this application will be the one?
I'm sticking with my 162 / 3.4.
that should be more than enough :)

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Post by Winston1984 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:03 pm

Were you guys successful in soliciting a merit based fee waiver?

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Post by leib10 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:44 am

Good luck!

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Post by AT9 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:28 pm

Winston1984 wrote:Were you guys successful in soliciting a merit based fee waiver?
No, which is why I'm not checking in as an applicant in this thread :cry:

My numbers are at/above their 75ths but they only gave me a need based waiver request form. I'm not sure that they do merit based waivers.

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Post by Winston1984 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:01 pm

AT9 wrote:
Winston1984 wrote:Were you guys successful in soliciting a merit based fee waiver?
No, which is why I'm not checking in as an applicant in this thread :cry:

My numbers are at/above their 75ths but they only gave me a need based waiver request form. I'm not sure that they do merit based waivers.
Same thing happened to me (we have similar numbers too) I went ahead and applied anyway. I know that app fees are high, but the way I see it, even if you decide it isn't the school for you, you don't want to wonder what if. Not to mention it can only help to have more offers in hand with scholarship negotiations.

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Post by AT9 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:32 pm

Winston1984 wrote:
AT9 wrote:
Winston1984 wrote:Were you guys successful in soliciting a merit based fee waiver?
No, which is why I'm not checking in as an applicant in this thread :cry:

My numbers are at/above their 75ths but they only gave me a need based waiver request form. I'm not sure that they do merit based waivers.
Same thing happened to me (we have similar numbers too) I went ahead and applied anyway. I know that app fees are high, but the way I see it, even if you decide it isn't the school for you, you don't want to wonder what if. Not to mention it can only help to have more offers in hand with scholarship negotiations.
I hear ya. I just didn't apply because 13/14 of my other top choices gave me waivers, so I didn't see the sense in applying with so many other options (Houston was maybe top 10 or 15 for me, but not top 3 or something). Plus, SMU gave me a waiver :wink:

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Post by Balthy » Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:15 am

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Post by Attax » Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:59 am

Checking in! Got a waiver, but would apply regardless since my tuition is covered.

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Post by AT9 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 1:16 pm

Attax wrote:Checking in! Got a waiver, but would apply regardless since my tuition is covered.
Was it merit based? Solicited or unsolicited? If merit, what are your numbers? I tried a few months ago but it didn't work.

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Post by kobe1020 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:11 am

AT9 wrote:
Attax wrote:Checking in! Got a waiver, but would apply regardless since my tuition is covered.
Was it merit based? Solicited or unsolicited? If merit, what are your numbers? I tried a few months ago but it didn't work.
just tell them that you are broke they should give you one. i got my by doing that. but i do filled out a form and showed them my tax return, which is, well, you know.

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Post by kobe1020 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:06 am

Does anyone know that if you are an out-state student and you got the Dean's scholarship, do they only give you a in-state tuition waiver, or possibly will give you something else on top of that? thanks. just submitted my application..

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Post by kobe1020 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:45 pm

submitted last Friday not response yet.

found on lsac website that Houston's median grant is about $2,000...well...not sure if i still want to attend any more..

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Post by TheJanitor6203 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:55 pm

kobe1020 wrote:submitted last Friday not response yet.

found on lsac website that Houston's median grant is about $2,000...well...not sure if i still want to attend any more..
Yeah, that's not much but remember, Houston's tuition is less than half of SMU and Baylor's (assuming you're a TX resident). So $2,000 at Houston makes it $18,000 a year where you'd need $26,000 a year at SMU or Baylor to pay the same price.

Edit: I just looked up SMU's estimated tuition for next year and I didn't realize how damn expensive it is! $48,803! So I take back what I said earlier. You actually need a $31,000/year scholarship from SMU/Baylor to pay the same price as Houston. It also looks like Houston hasn't raised their tuition of $19,059 since 2010.

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kobe1020 wrote:submitted last Friday not response yet.

found on lsac website that Houston's median grant is about $2,000...well...not sure if i still want to attend any more..
Yeah, that's not much but remember, Houston's tuition is less than half of SMU and Baylor's (assuming you're a TX resident). So $2,000 at Houston makes it $18,000 a year where you'd need $26,000 a year at SMU or Baylor to pay the same price.

Edit: I just looked up SMU's estimated tuition for next year and I didn't realize how damn expensive it is! $48,803! So I take back what I said earlier. You actually need a $31,000/year scholarship from SMU/Baylor to pay the same price as Houston. It also looks like Houston hasn't raised their tuition of $19,059 since 2010.


Unless I just looked at it wrong, I think you looked at only one semester. Looks like tuition is 29 for Res and 39 non-res.

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Post by kobe1020 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:01 am

JRO1989 wrote:
TheJanitor6203 wrote:
kobe1020 wrote:submitted last Friday not response yet.

found on lsac website that Houston's median grant is about $2,000...well...not sure if i still want to attend any more..
Yeah, that's not much but remember, Houston's tuition is less than half of SMU and Baylor's (assuming you're a TX resident). So $2,000 at Houston makes it $18,000 a year where you'd need $26,000 a year at SMU or Baylor to pay the same price.

Edit: I just looked up SMU's estimated tuition for next year and I didn't realize how damn expensive it is! $48,803! So I take back what I said earlier. You actually need a $31,000/year scholarship from SMU/Baylor to pay the same price as Houston. It also looks like Houston hasn't raised their tuition of $19,059 since 2010.


Unless I just looked at it wrong, I think you looked at only one semester. Looks like tuition is 29 for Res and 39 non-res.
Exactly....I was like what their tuition is 19k...? So as an international student...I'm leaning towards SMU now, I will need an instate tuition waiver plus 5000 to get tuition from Houston on par with SMU.

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Post by TheJanitor6203 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:31 am

Yeah, I messed that up. I looked at their rate for 20 hours thinking 30 hours.

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Post by TheJanitor6203 » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:17 pm

Application updated to "under review" today. Maybe I'll hear something by the end of the week???

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Post by JRO1989 » Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:17 pm

TheJanitor6203 wrote:Application updated to "under review" today. Maybe I'll hear something by the end of the week???
+1 and I hope so!

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Post by kobe1020 » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:24 am

"complete"

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Post by jts723 » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:40 am

TheJanitor6203 wrote:Application updated to "under review" today. Maybe I'll hear something by the end of the week???
Sure hope that's the case. Mine went under review today, too.

Maybe Houston will pull an SMU and release its first batch of decisions earlier than it did last cycle.

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