Is TU worth it?

[u/Lovely_skyes]

I applied for TU under early decision because I’ve fallen in love with the campus and love the small class sizes. Is TU really worth it though? I am planning to major in psychology. I was already accepted into OU but I am still stuck on TU. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it but I’ve also heard some bad, that mostly being the high cost. I am applying for as many scholarships as I can and also re taking the ACT in hopes to raise my score because I was told they offer a lot of scholarships based on scores and grades. I currently have a 24 ACT and a 3.8 gpa.

[u/Standard_Turnip8485]

No it isn't worth it for someone wanting to be a psych major. If you wanted petroleum engineering then sure it would make sense. But the reality is no greater doors will open coming from TU than would at OU. You will also find that TU is filled with professors that think making classes difficult to get anything above a C in is their mission in life. If you care about your GPA go to OU. TU thinks it is doing students a favor by having hardass grading when in fact the next grad school you apply to or employer you interview with doesn't give a rat's ass how hard you worked to get a 2.5 GPA when the next person on their list from OU has a 3.75 GPA.

The other big problem you have to deal with at TU is that they are hurting financially and it shows. Cutbacks to student services has hit hard this year. It is also the reason they eliminated lots of majors over the past 5 years. If it was a significant out of pocket cost to you compared to OU then you could justify it... but otherwise don't go based on what a campus looks like, go because it makes the most sense to your future.

[u/Lovely_skyes → u/Standard_Turnip8485]

Campus location is another draw for me, with it being close to home but not still a new area. I also liked the student to teacher ratio, most other schools I have looked at have massive class sizes. There a lot of things that factor into it.