<p>Call their financial aid office. Often state schools have a limited number of out-of-state waivers, which they typically use on international students and recruited athletes - not usually on less public things like debate.</p>
<p>Thanks, I'll do that. Right now I am busy with your excellent link to the ACM info. I had never heard of it. </p>
<p>We are in GA as well, and I hate losing HOPE by going OOS...</p>
<p>So far, she was accepted into the astronomy program at GMU. GA Tech offers that as well, but we don't know her status, and it is a stretch. Do you know if ACM takes not getting into an instate school into consideration when the program is offered in both the in and OOS schools?</p>