My son is a junior in high school, hoping to attend Texas A&M engineering in fall 2025. We homeschool, so he won't be auto-accepted as top 10%, and there are fewer metrics to guarantee admission. That said, he will be at least a national merit semi-finalist, and we understand that should mean he makes finalist as well. Hopefully, he is accepted at A&M and hopefully he gets a significant financial aid package. My question is really about backup schools, in case things don't work out at A&M.
OU and Texas Tech both offer full-ride scholarships to national merit finalists, but both are pretty far from us (San Antonio). UTSA is in our back yard, and Texas A&M San Antonio is a 40 minute drive. I think all four would be at least somewhat viable backup options, but I was curious if anyone had any thoughts or experience regarding those programs.
Thanks in advance for any input!
OU and Texas Tech both offer full-ride scholarships to national merit finalists, but both are pretty far from us (San Antonio). UTSA is in our back yard, and Texas A&M San Antonio is a 40 minute drive. I think all four would be at least somewhat viable backup options, but I was curious if anyone had any thoughts or experience regarding those programs.
Thanks in advance for any input!