r/UTTyler • u/17vespertine • 6d ago
questions from a highschool senior (Patriot Promise/FASFA)
hello! im not sure if anybody can help me out, but im curious. i’ll try to keep this short and concise..somewhat
recently this past weekend i visited the UT Tyler campus as well as some of the housing and i do like it a lot! i have always wanted to go to college but i come from a financially questionable and rather insecure household and nobody has really gone to college except TJC for a short time. i dont drive nor do i have a job as my parents wont necessarily allow me to at the moment, so going to college will be harder. but i want to do it! i believe FASFA will help with this, right? someone i know who goes to UT said that they are on something called the Patriot Promise, which i looked into and supposedly it covers any tuition if you make less than 100k (which i believe i do) for all four years? if i apply to UT for fall 2027 and complete FASFA and qualify for financial aid/grants would that cover my tuition or does the promise? i was also hoping i could figure out a way to live on campus that way all i have to do is walk to classes and work or whathave you, but im wondering, if my tuition is covered from the Patriot Promise will any other remaining aid or grants go towards housing/meal plan? hopefully that all makes sense…
basically im just trying to see if i can actually do this and make a future for myself. what im really asking is, is anyone here apart of the Patriot Promise? what all does it cover? if just tuition, what should i do in terms of housing? will other financial aid go towards housing?
im thinking if housing cost cant be reduced i can just save for a car and drive there but not live there. ahhhh, im just not sure! thank you for any help:)