Attending and institute of higher education comes with a number of costs. Thankfully, colleges such as the University of Texas at Austin offer scholarships for those high achieving students who would greatly benefit from such help. There are a multitude of scholarships offered including both university wide and department specific scholarships. There are also various criteria for scholarships including academic excellence, leadership ability, financial status, and many others. Ultimately, the bottom line here is that there a number of scholarships one can apply for and this opens doors that may have otherwise been closed. Such opportunities are rare and that is why the University of Texas at Austin deserves a special commendation for making such scholarships available.