Your next steps

Be sure to complete the items on the New Student Checklist before you start classes this fall.

Step 1: Become a Mustang!

  • Pay your nonrefundable $800 Orientation, Housing and Matriculation Deposit at (you will need your ˿Ƶ email address and password).

Step 2: Secure housing

  • Beginning in February, approximately two weeks after we receive your deposit, we will send you an email with instructions on how to secure and information about your dining options.

Step 3: Visit

  • Visit ˿Ƶ and connect with current students and staff in person or virtually. See several of the options .

Step 4: Apply for financial aid

  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which will determine eligibility for federal and state financial aid (found at ), and the CSS Profile™ to be considered for university need-based aid (found at ). There is a $25 fee to complete the CSS Profile™. For priority consideration, the FAFSA and CSS Profile™ should be submitted by November 1 for Early Action and Early Decision I applicants and by January 15 for Regular Decision and Early Decision II applicants.
  • Fill out the (email address and password required) to explore further scholarship opportunities for which you may be eligible. ˿Ƶ’s Mane Desk can help you and your family determine the best way to finance your future. Contact the Mane Desk with any questions.

Step 5: Health history

  • Before registering for classes in July, all ˿Ƶ students must complete and submit the Report of Medical History and Consent of Medical Treatment form. Please for details and instructions on what is required. Please note: Texas state law requires all students must have received the meningitis immunization within the preceding five years, or a booster shot is required.

Step 6: parent information

  • Please complete the online by May 1.

Step 7: Mustang Startup and Stampede

  • To fully transition into the ˿Ƶ community, students will first complete Mustang StartUp.
  • The second part of orientation is Stampede. Stampede is the extended orientation program including everything from move-in to Convocation. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet your new classmates as well as current ˿Ƶ students, staff and faculty. You will also begin learning some of the most treasured ˿Ƶ traditions! Stampede takes place a few days before classes start in August.
  • We will send you detailed information and instructions about how to register for Mustang StartUp and Stampede in early spring.