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  1. Example at Pig yearly cost for instate from their website:

    Status Hours Tuition Fees Tuition/Fee Subtotal Books Room Board Personal Transportation Total
    Undergraduate Dep. dorm/off 30 $7,666 $2,082 $9,748 $1,154 $8,366 $4,924 $3,176 $2,640 $30,008

    Out of state without discounts:

    tatus Hours Tuition Fees Tuition/Fee Subtotal Books Room Board Personal Transportation Total
    Undergraduate Dep. dorm/off 30 $26,690 $2,082 $28,772 $1,154 $8,366 $4,924 $3,176 $2,640 $49,032

    But for freshman from surrounding states, you get a out-of-state discount based on grades:

    Award Amount Eligibility Criteria
    90% 3.80 GPA
    80% 3.60 GPA
    70% 3.20 GPA

    So if you have a 3.8 GPA, its:

    Tuition/Fee Subtotal $11,650

    3.6

    Tuition/Fee Subtotal

    $13,552

    3.2

    Tuition/Fee Subtotal $15,454
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  2. On 9/26/2023 at 8:21 PM, Goofyboy said:

    My brand new Pentair Heater is already not igniting. At least everything is under warranty.

    Should I fire up the heater once a week or so in the off season?

    I do 2-3 times over the offseason just to keep any rodents from setting up shop inside undisturbed for 8 months...

  3. 2 hours ago, CleverNickname said:

    Maybe I had the wrong takeaway from that article... but is roughly $100k plus some spending money a decent target to shoot for re college savings? 

     

    I'd say no when you figure in the total cost per year - tuition, housing, food, travel, other costs (Greek, semester abroad, etc) and I'd plan closer to 150K.  We are using a private college counselor and they provide us details on various schools and what you can expect to pay based on degree, grades and financial situation to ID schools that we can get scholarships to ID the total cost of attendance (pay wholesale rather than retail...).  Most of the schools on our list hit the 30-40K/year range all in estimates...

  4. 5 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    Keep in mind when scouting schools, many are test optional.  Meaning they don't hold it against you if you defer, but if included, can help push you over the edge or help with scholie money

    From what I understand, the only school that requires a SAT/ACT score is MIT.  If you have good ones, submit them but don't if not stellar.  Even academic scholarships that used to require high scores to be eligible aren't required to be considered for them.  Again, if good, submit but don't if not... 

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  5. 22 minutes ago, Paper_jam said:

    It's hard to believe how much it's changed in a generation. I was admitted to UT in '89 and it seemed like you could be a total mushroom and still get in with nothing more than a pretty good SAT (1250+). I don't think there was an essay, or any real need for extracurriculars. UT even threw money at me even though my family had no financial need., Tuition was like $400-500 a semester those first couple of years. I was practically making a profit.

     

    Top 1/4 and 1100 SAT got you accepted in '85.

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  6. 56 minutes ago, FunDip said:

    No offense, but the bold?

    There's not "lots of" McCombs kids getting into IB, PE and hedgefunds. Hard for me to believe Tulsa is a hot bed pipeline for Goldman and Blackrock.

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    Lots was the wrong word - the dean of the finance department told me "some" their recent graduates got positions at BlackRock and JP Morgan.  In 21-22 class, they had 221 graduates with 41 in finance where 97% either got jobs or are in grad school.

    Employers of students graduating in finance that year include:

    Baptist College Ministries BC Shumen BKD CPAs & Advisors BOK Financial Cinemark Theatres Deloitte EY LLPFellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) Fleming Construction Group George Kaiser Family Foundation Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase & Co. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. Northstar Wealth Management Nuance Communications Verizon Volkswagen Group of America Walmart Corporate

     

    Interesting thing Tulsa offers is a 100% guarantee you will find a job within 6 months of graduation.  (What that really means is they will pay for your first semester (or year? I don't recall) of grad school if you don't land a job.)

    https://utulsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2021-2022-FDS-Report.pdf

  7. 48 minutes ago, royiv said:

    If you're going to take a look at ASU, you should also look at UofA. I'm not exactly impartial since I'm married to a UofA grad, but I think it has a prettier campus with more of a collegiate feel than ASU does. We lived in PHX for nearly two decades and ASU kind of gets lost in the shuffle of a gigantic metropolis. Tucson is a much smaller city, although not a small city, and is the only game in town. We go to Tucson every year for a long weekend during basketball season and it's one of the trips I look forward to the most. 

    We've got a list for the kids from a consultant that provided us a top 15 list based on degree (business), grades, ranking, scores and the possibility to get academic scholarships.  ASU was on the list but not UofA (or OU since they stopped the out-of-state discounts).  (Ol' Miss wasn't either but it's been a personal favorite of one of mine for some reason - probably friends that currently attend there now...)

  8. 2 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    I'm batting .500.  One is a senior in HS and really liked his trip to AR and the more he dug, the more he wants to go the biz school route and supply chain logistics (which AR does a great job with).  It's close, but not too close.  Decent size, not too expensive, and has that "big" college feel nestled in the mountains and the town really supports the school. 

    I've got senior twins and one of them is probably going the same route as yours at AR... Visited the past weekend and we all really like the campus and the vibe and momma loved the downtown shopping area as well.  They did say on the tour that this would most likely be the last year of the out-of-state deductions - IIRC, in-state plus 50% for 3.2 GPA, in-state+30% for 3.5 and in-state+10% for 3.7 (or .8?)gpa. If both do go to UA, I'll probably be buying a house for them to share and rent out a room or have a place for us to crash, store my fly fishing gear and visit often...

    OSU felt like a condensed version of TT but with a few trees and no stench but in the middle of no where.  The town of Stillwater seemed tiny and you probably want to roadtrip to anywhere on the weekends.

    U of Tulsa has an impressive business program that has peaked some interest with one of them but with only 3000 students, it may be a tough sell to actually live there. (Lots of business school kids getting hired at JP Morgan and Blackrock)

    Mrs. took the boys to visit TCU, SMU, UTA and UTD.  TCU was ok "Lots of new money wannabees" , one boys fell in love with SMU (FML).

    UTD and UTA - saw them and left in the middle of their tour mainly for the comments previously posted especially about the social aspects. ("No way I'm going here...)

    Arizona State, Ol' Miss, Texas State, UTSA and TT visits still to come.

    Sucks that the kids attend a HS that hosts the district STEM program (not the school itself but because of the ranking) - a top 10% kid that would be top 6% without all the district kids coming in to attend STEM...

    Both also have EU passports so applying several business schools in Europe as well - all with English only programs.

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  9. 2 hours ago, Mother mopar said:
    4 hours ago, Grimas said:
    Or just download install Kodi for free...  But both Kodi and an XBMC box rely on streams and for me at least, finding a decent stream for this game sucked...  At least no more need for live LHN anymore...

    Kodi will work too. However, I don't have to find the stream on XBMC, that is done automatically once I select the channel of my choice.

    Add "Daddy Live" (or many others) as a video add-on to Kodi and it does the same...

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  10. 56 minutes ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

    Kodi is XBMC. XBMC hasn't existed for like 10 years now. If you are buying anything XBMC branded, A) you using extremely outdated software, and B) you are being massively ripped off. Because $100 for an XBMC box is an awful, awful deal, even 10 years ago. Those are single core atom SOCs. You can buy a literal $10 raspberry pi Zero that is the size of a stick of gum, and it'll run the latest version of kodi light years better than any $100 XBMC box. With the added benefit that you can actually use all the modern plugins and themes and shit, since it's not 10 years out of date.

    Yup, and Kodi is easy to install on any Amazon device with a few tweaks... (if anyone needs directions, visit troypoint.com for instruction on Kodi installation as well as the various plug-ins...)

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  11. 1 hour ago, Mother mopar said:
    10 hours ago, Hiphopopotamos said:
    After Vidgo shit the bed I spent the better part of 2 hours jumping from stream to stream.  Finally ended up on youtube for the 4th quarter - though the stream would get taken down and refreshed about every 10 minutes.
    The struggle is real.

    Just get a XBMC box for $100 and watch anything you want for free. Every imaginable sports channel you want, it has and it's free after the initial $100 for the box.

    Or just download install Kodi for free...  But both Kodi and an XBMC box rely on streams and for me at least, finding a decent stream for this game sucked...  At least no more need for live LHN anymore...

  12. The last 2 bills I got had recommended amounts below the tip line for 18%, 22% and 25%. I usually tip 20%+ UNLESS they use the total amount which includes the tax in the total when calculating their recommended tip %... Sorry, I'm not tipping you on the total including the taxes... 

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  13. Our MUD installed "wireless" water meters in the past few years.  I'm waiting for them to start using those to tell when people are "illegally" watering their yards at night - currently restricted to 2 nights a week based on the address - to start sending out fines...

  14. On 8/3/2023 at 2:58 PM, Dutchrudder said:

    Personal opinion, but slotted Pergolas in Texas are stupid. They let a lot of sun through, so you don't have real shade vs the hot Texas sun, and you'll just spend more money later to cover or replace it. Better to build an actual roof structure with strong supports to prevent any strong winds from damaging it. /rant

    One thing I learned in building our pool is that you can't have too many shade options. We got a 13x8 sundeck for the kids to play in, and had them add 1 umbrella holder in it, and I wish we had extended that a bit and made it 2.  100+ degrees for weeks/months on end make you wish you had more shade. I'm looking at options for a sun sail above the center of the pool now, because it's just ridiculously hot. I bought one of those portable umbrella stands and put it on the west side of the pool in the afternoons to get some shade in the spa/deep end.  I wish I had planned a bit more for it, having some umbrella holders in the retaining wall would have been smart. 

    Seeing your post made me think - why not use the holes that were for the volleyball net to add extra umbrellas...  Thanks!

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