University of Texas 2011 Forum

texmex · Post by **texmex** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:34 am

How did y'all receive your financial aid packets? By mail? Email? See it online? And when?

I received a scholarship notification about a month ago but nothing further. Starting to freak out a little...

LawSchoolWannaBe · Post by **LawSchoolWannaBe** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:36 am

They have a FinAid website that it popped up on...

http://finaid.utexas.edu/

Goto the CASH link, put in EID and what not...

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:37 am

They'll send you an email and a letter too.

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:32 am

sigh, I just want my financial aid package

Anyone know the date by which they expect to have them all out?

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:35 am

Sorry jw. Did you get your stuff in by the priority deadline?

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:37 am

countbizaller wrote:Sorry jw. Did you get your stuff in by the priority deadline?

when was it?

I also just did some scholarship negotiation last week, which I think maybe held it up?

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:38 am

Priority deadline was Feb 15th. And I know the merit scholarships can affect your need-based aid so that is a possible explanation.

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:41 am

countbizaller wrote:Priority deadline was Feb 15th. And I know the merit scholarships can affect your need-based aid so that is a possible explanation.

oh I think feb 15th is for summer starters.

i just looked it up and it says for fall it's March 31st. Definitely had it done by then. I'll just keep my fingers crosses for within the next week

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:44 am

jwsl1152 wrote:
countbizaller wrote:Priority deadline was Feb 15th. And I know the merit scholarships can affect your need-based aid so that is a possible explanation.
oh I think feb 15th is for summer starters.

i just looked it up and it says for fall it's March 31st. Definitely had it done by then. I'll just keep my fingers crosses for within the next week

Oh, you're right. March 31st. Hmm. Maybe it is the scholly then.

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:45 pm

alright, I got my financial aid...but I am extremelllllyyy confused.

If I have instate tuition....my cost of attendance for an academic year shouldn't be anywhere near 40k, correct? am I missing something?

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:48 pm

jwsl1152 wrote:alright, I got my financial aid...but I am extremelllllyyy confused.

If I have instate tuition....my cost of attendance for an academic year shouldn't be anywhere near 40k, correct? am I missing something?

Your COA is tuition and living expenses combined. It should be about $38k if you have in-state tuition. Here's a link with a breakdown jw.

LawSchoolWannaBe · Post by **LawSchoolWannaBe** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:50 pm

^^^ agreed. It says 34k on their site, but maybe the extra 4 is for a laptop?

When do we have to accept/decline loans by??

RATRATRAT · Post by **RATRATRAT** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:19 pm

A 4k laptop, that's going to be nice.

grybai · Post by **grybai** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:49 pm

LawSchoolWannaBe wrote: When do we have to accept/decline loans by??

The information I got in the mail says that May 5th is the deadline.

philo-sophia · Post by **philo-sophia** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:54 pm

Just got back from Austin...decision to attend was definitely affirmed.

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:02 am

Ha ha. Awesome. I bet this nice weather we've been having didn't hurt anything. Did you get your t-shirt yet?

philo-sophia · Post by **philo-sophia** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:05 am

countbizaller wrote:Ha ha. Awesome. I bet this nice weather we've been having didn't hurt anything. Did you get your t-shirt yet?

I'm wearing one of the three right now

Yeah, weather was awesome, hit 6th street hard, caught a crawfish boil and country concert saturday afternoon and was generally in love with the laid back, super friendly folks in Austin.

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:07 am

Damn. I wish it was August!

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:36 pm

countbizaller wrote:Ha ha. Awesome. I bet this nice weather we've been having didn't hurt anything. Did you get your t-shirt yet?

like buy a shirt or is there a freebie coming?!

RATRATRAT · Post by **RATRATRAT** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:14 pm

I want a free shirt!!!

LaffyTaffy · Post by **LaffyTaffy** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:07 pm

Thanks for the advice.

jwsl1152 · Post by **jwsl1152** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:22 pm

LaffyTaffy wrote:I am going to go check it out before the May 5 deadline. Pretty sure it's where I want to be, though other schools have offered me more cash. Did any of you negotiate, and if so, how did you go about it and what was the result?

And I want a free tee too.

PM'd you

LawSchoolWannaBe · Post by **LawSchoolWannaBe** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:09 pm

Free t-shirt???

countbizaller · Post by **countbizaller** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:24 pm

There's no free shirt. Where did people get that?

RATRATRAT · Post by **RATRATRAT** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:44 pm

countbizaller wrote:There's no free shirt. Where did people get that?

God, I'm second guessing my deposit.

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