<p>My cousin from GW told me that District of Columbia kids get to pay in-state tuition at every college</p>
<p>It's not exactly in-state admissions, but how cool is that</p>
<p>I dont know anything about that for sure, but it seems to me that this wouldnt be true</p>
<p>That's certainly not true in Arizona.</p>
<p>At first I was going to say wrong, but then again, DC does have a lot of strange laws, since it is not a state. With that said, in-state is due to paying taxes in a state, and so I find this highly unlikely.</p>
<p>Your cousin lies.</p>
<p>Public Institutions </p>
<p>District residents may use DC TAG to at attend any one of the more than 2,500 public colleges and universities in the nation. The award is paid directly to the institution and is equal to the difference between the in-state and the out-of-state tuition (up to $10,000 per year). There is a lifetime maximum of $50,000. Students must be enrolled on a half time basis, in good academic standing.</p>
<p>i found this at <a href="http://seo.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view.asp?=1226&Q=536777&PM%5B/url%5D">http://seo.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view.asp?=1226&Q=536777&PM</a></p>
<p>so i guess its more of a grant program for DC residents...</p>
<p>And DC does have a "state" school</p>
<p>I don't know if the "in-state everywhere" thing is true, but here is something that is a fact:</p>
<p>In DC you can be arrested for ANY amount of alcohol in your system. There are no limits beyond that. With so many restaurants and booming tourism, this is a little publicized fact. While cops don't often push it, there are always some cases on the books of poor unfortunates trying to get out of trouble for having a drop of alcohol in their blood. This actually amounts to a zero tolerance for alcohol in the District of Columbia. You are at the whim of the cop who pulls you over for a broken headlight. Don't have a glass of wine with dinner in DC.</p>
<p>^^^ or be smart and don't get behind the wheel after drinking</p>
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<p>Ha! Not really. A Republican-controlled Congress decided it was cheaper to fund DC residents, who btw pay some of the highest taxes in the country, to go oos than it was to make the University of the District of Columbia into a decent school, which it is not.</p>
<p>As you can see from the link above it is not full out-of-state tuition. It is the difference between in-state and oss up to $10,000 per year.</p>
<p>well, there is a public, accredited school for DC residents, so technically yes. Really. And I find that to be true, not funny.</p>
<p>And if the DC government whats to do it, who's to tell them they can't? Enrolled Native Americans get all costs covered plus a stipend, why not give DC students some money also?</p>
<p>So I asked my friend who goes to a DC high school, and she said that they pay in-state tuition in every state.</p>
<p>So apparently it is true?</p>
<p>Pretty much but $10,000 will not cover the gap at UM and some others these days. Still SWEET.</p>