Captain Crunch Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) I was unofficially accepted to A&M, so I haven't seen the offer yet, but my POI mentioned that A&M only waives the out-of-state component of tuition for TA's and that students are responsible for the rest. Has anyone else had experience with this? I really would like to attend this school, but having a full tuition waiver is pretty important to me. Edit: I applied for a M.S. degree Edited March 24, 2013 by Captain Crunch
Pauli Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 I'm a PhD at Texas A&M. To the best of my knowledge, your out-of-state tuition is only waived if you work for the university (e.g., TA, RA, student worker) or if you are on a fellowship. You absolutely should contact the financial aid office at TAMU to confirm; they are extremely helpful and respond very quickly, especially if you call or e-mail them.
Captain Crunch Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 Thank you for your response. I will definitely follow up with the school, once I see the official offer. If it is true, I was just suprised that in-state tuition is not waived as well. I know A&M is competitive in many different fields, and this seems like it would be a deterrent to many applicants.
Pauli Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Well, in-state tuition is also waived for both TAs and RAs as well. I actually was inaccurate about my previous post. What I should have said that TAs and RAs have their in- and out-of-state tuition waived, while student workers who are not Texas residents are able to be classified as in-state students and get their tuition waived depending on what kind of student worker job they have. littlemy and Captain Crunch 2
Captain Crunch Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 Great, that is helpful. I know that I recieved a TA position, so I guess I will just have to wait and see on the specifics when I get the actual offer.
Pauli Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Yeah, then your tuition is definitely waived as a TA. You should be good to go once you're officially accepted and your TA position is confirmed. Congrats!
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