<p>I’m from Massachusetts and I had a really great list of colleges that I was interested in going to: USC, Pepperdine, U San Diego, UCLA, Emerson, Boston U, NYU, and academically they’re right in my range. However, I can’t afford them and I know if I take out a loan I’ll be in WAY too much debt to handle and I’m not spectactular or unique enough to get at least 75% scholarship money. So I’ve thrown that list out and gone on college searches for schools I can pay for myself and walk out of school debt-free. I had a few schools in mind (in order of interest):</p>
<li>Hawaii Pacific University (plane tickets are not a problem)</li>
<li>U Mass - Amherst</li>
<li>Suffolk U</li>
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<p>I was looking for any other international business/communications schools with tuitions below $20,000 in California, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, etc. Any suggestions? And a review on any of the above schools would be great. Information about Hawaii Pacific is hard to come across. Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks tourguide! U of Hawaii looks amazing - lots of great opportunities - I really like the Manoa campus. I'm definitely adding Arizona State/Colorado State to the list - I'm planning on doing a study abroad to Japan or Korea to visit my cousins. Does being an out of state student at a state school have any advantages or disadvantages besides the price? Thanks.</p>
<p>Being from out of state usually makes admission harder at state schools. But the DEGREE to which it makes admission harder varies quite a bit from school to school, based on their overall selectivity and because they all have different requirements as what % of out-of-state students they can have. It probably wouldn't have a significant impact on you for ASU, Colorado State, or Hawaii. If you were applying really elite state schools like U of Virginia or U of Michigan it would have a much bigger effect.</p>