<p>I have been trying to find colleges that have strong backgrounds in business and engineering. I have stumbled upon a few, including Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and some other private universities. Two public universities, Michigan and Berkeley, seem to do very well, too. However, I then looked at the out-of-state tuition and saw it resembled that of a private university's. Is it really worth to pay all of that money for out of state public universities? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>For me it’s not because I can get just as good education in state (UVA, WM, VaTech for engineering). If you live in like Arkansas, idk how good the in-state stuff is.</p>
<p>I would rather apply to a private than an OOS public because privates give more finaid.</p>
<p>Thousands of students from out of state attend the University of Michigan each year. Michigan never has a problem filling out their classes with highly qualified students, so I suppose for them it’s worth it. Fwiw none of the three Virginia schools mentioned are very strong in both engineering and business.</p>
<p>* If you live in like Arkansas, idk how good the in-state stuff is.</p>
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<p>lol…if you live in Ark then you have a really good B-school to go to.</p>
<p>Find out what it takes to qualify for in state tuition, depending on the State it might only take one or two years. Some states have agreements with each other to offer tuition at a reduced rate to residents of nearby states. </p>
<p>Western Undergraduate Exchange is an example.</p>
<p>^^^Michigan is not one of them…</p>
<p>I don’t qualify for any aid, so that’s not a deciding factor</p>
<p>The McIntyre school of commerce at UVA is #2 undergrad business according to WSJ.
And VaTech has great engineering, whatre you talking about?</p>
<p>I’m talking about responding accurately to the OP’s original comments. Unless one wants to commute between two schools in Virginia and get two separate degrees, neither UVA or VaTech as a single campus offer “strong backgrounds in business AND engineering.” Now do you get it? ;-)</p>
<p>I was responding to the premise of his question (Are Out of State Public Universities Worth It?)
I responded by saying, “not for me”</p>
<p>I see your point. If I lived in Virginia and wanted to attend a university that was strong in engineering and business, I would consider an OOS public school as well as a private one. It’s too bad I couldn’t just stay at home to attend one there but as you can see, you can’t have the best of both world’s at most schools.</p>
<p>Lol that’s true. I havent heard of business+engineering. Really bizarre.</p>
<p>^ Jerome Fisher M&T at Penn is pretty much exactly that. Also, Princeton’s ORFE has firm groundings in economics and engineering - though obviously it doesn’t provide the same thing an undergrad business school provides.</p>
<p>Probably not. Also keep in mind Berkeley has a low 4 year graduation rate, chances are you could pay that $50K for 4 years.</p>
<p>What are your stats? Some OOS publics might give you merit (not Berkeley), but maybe UMich (if scholarship dates haven’t passed)…or maybe some other schools.</p>
<p>What is your budget? how much will your parents pay? </p>
<p>*I would rather apply to a private than an OOS public because privates give more finaid. *</p>
<p>SOME privates give good financial aid…many, many do NOT. And, some OOS publics give great merit scholarships.</p>
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<p>I am only a freshman in high school, so I can’t really compare my stats as only semester has finished.</p>
<p>My sister went to a private university, so my parents are willing to pay the full tuition of a private university.</p>
<p>If your stats are good enough, go for HYPMS. They are need blind.</p>
<p>I don’t qualify for aid, so it makes no difference if a school is need blind. I doubt my stats are good enough, but we’ll wait and see till I’m a senior as I have only finished 1 semester of high school because I’m a freshman</p>
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<p>Some of these schools (HYP) aren’t as strong as Michigan or UC Berkeley in engineering, and most (HYPS) don’t even have undergrad business. Michigan and Berkeley rank among the very best in BOTH engineering and business, and even for a full-pay with OOS tuition they’ll likely end up a few thousand dollars cheaper than an elite private university. Not sure how easy it is to combine an engineering degree with a business degree at these schools, however.</p>
<p>I won’t necessarily get an engineering and business degree. It’s just I’m not sure on which one to get and I might switch majors. I guess I’ll know as I get a little bit order. It’s just I’m really worried about getting into a good college.</p>