Do you need to have rich parents in order to go to college out of state?

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<p>I have been wondering about that. I always wanted to desperately get out of Georgia for college, I hate living in this state but my parents are not millionaires. So I have been wondering if you need to have rich parents in order to go to college out of state. I have been looking to go to Universities in the upper midwest, the Northeast and the upper south (just not the deep south). So that is my situation. I have been to nearly every city in Georgia and I hated life there. I went to Massachusetts, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota and Washington and I LOVED IT THERE. I believe if I went there for college I would be able to do my best.</p>

<p>Thanks for all help. I have a 3.4 overall GPA (unweighted but I go to a magnet school which is ranked number 1 in my state, I am at the top half of my graduating class). I have an 1840 SAT score which I plan on raising to the 1900s range when I retake it in November.</p>

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<p>For ideas on how to look for serious money:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/148852-what-ive-learned-about-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/148852-what-ive-learned-about-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/63770-best-schools-give-most-merit-based-aid.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/63770-best-schools-give-most-merit-based-aid.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you hate Georgia, find out which programs aren’t offered there, and then apply to one of the OOS publics that participate in the Academic Common Market. You will be able to attend for that specific major at in-state price: [Academic</a> Common Market/Regional Contract Program](<a href=“http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.aspx]Academic”>Academic Common Market - Southern Regional Education Board)</p>

<p>Two Minnesota universities that don’t charge OOS tuition are:
[University</a> of Minnesota Morris | About Morris](<a href=“http://www.morris.umn.edu/about/]University”>About UMN Morris | University of Minnesota Morris)
[Bemidji</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.bemidjistate.edu/]Bemidji”>http://www.bemidjistate.edu/)</p>

<p>And of course, you can use the College Board CollegeMatchmaker and other similar search engines to search for institutions without outrageous OOS tuition in the part of the country you’d like to be in.</p>

<p>This is not impossible by any means.</p>

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<p>For most major universities out of state you either a.) need rich parents or b.) need to be worthy enough for scholarships, grants, etc.</p>

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<p>Great advice about the common market. It’s a little tricky to find a major–and the funny thing is that I think Georgia Tech offers some aerospace program that is very sought after by those from up north. </p>

<p>Also, check into Missouri and Iowa if you liked Minnesota. You may be surprised by the tuition costs even for out-of-state students at the state universities.</p>

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<p>should I look more towards private universities and liberal arts schools?</p>

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<p>Before you go any further in this, sit down with your parents and their financial information and run the FAFSA and CSS Profile calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and [College</a> Calculators - savings calculators - college costs, loans](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>How Much Will College Cost – BigFuture | College Board) Talk with your parents about just exactly how much money they have available for your education: Will they be able to come up with your EFC or not? How big is the difference between your estimated EFC and what they actually can pay? How much debt are they willing for you to take on, and how much money do they expect you to be able to contribute from summer jobs and school year work? Don’t forget to run the loan repayment calculators at those websites too.</p>

<p>Whether a private college/university will work out better for you financially than an in-state public or an OOS public depends on your individual situation. Without understanding your family situation, you can’t begin to work out where to direct your applications. Don’t set yourself up to be the author of next April’s “I didn’t get in anywhere I can afford, what do I do now?” thread.</p>

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<p>student loans.</p>

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<p>OOS public schools, other than UVA and UNC if you can get into them, are unlikely to give you much aid. Depending on your parents income and assets, private schools would probably be the best bet. Schools that meet full need if the income/assets are low, and schools that offer merit aid if your calculated EFC is more than they can pay.</p>

<p>The hard part is getting into a school that meets full need without top stats and/or getting much merit aid without them.</p>

<p>There’s a good reason why the vast majority of kids go to college in their home state.</p>

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<p>Hey protagonist you are WAAYYY better off applying to private schools TRUST ME. </p>

<p>Here’s how the Questbridge program breaks it down: </p>

<p>An Important and Non-Obvious Fact</p>

<p>For high-achieving low-income students, it can be less expensive to go to an elite private college than an in-state public college or community college.</p>

<p>Here’s the estimated yearly cost, in tuition and living expenses (an often overlooked sum) to attend the following types of universities: </p>

<p>Ivy League University: $51,000
State Public University: $25,000
Community College: $13,000 </p>

<p>But for a high-achieving, low-income student, the average estimated financial aid package at an Ivy League University is $47,000. For the same student, the average financial aid package at a state public university is around $20,000, and the average package at a community college is $6,000. </p>

<p>The average actual cost of attendance, then - tuition and living expenses minus financial aid - is as follows:</p>

<p>Ivy League University: $4,000
State Public University: $5,000
Community College: $7,000 </p>

<p>Many top-ranked private colleges, including all of QuestBridge’s partner colleges, have introduced initiatives in the last few years to provide very generous financial aid for low-income students. These colleges are now actually in competition to offer the best financial aid packages for low-income students.</p>

<p>And also check this link out an scroll down a bit. It has a list of colleges wiht really generous financial aid packages (also from the Questbridge program):</p>

<p>[FinAid</a> | Answering Your Questions | No Loans for Low Income Students](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/questions/noloansforlowincome.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/questions/noloansforlowincome.phtml)</p>

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<p>Will not playing sports hurt me when I apply to college?</p>

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<p>If my family is willing to pay anything under 15k per year, should I bother applying?</p>

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<p>The problem with what Juliaa says is that for that to work, you must be low income by the college’s definition and have the stats to get into colleges that meet full need, most of which are top schools.</p>

<p>First, you need to figure out your EFC. You need to do this for FAFSA only schools and for schools that also use Profile. There are calculators on this site and on the College Board site.</p>

<p>If your EFC is under $15K, you would be in good shape for private colleges that meet need. If it’s over the $15K your parents want to pay, you have a problem.</p>

<p>Your current stats won’t get you big merit aid but they might get you some that if you couple with the $15K, might make lower cost schools possible with some loans.</p>

<p>Then there are some lower cost state schools like SUNY and CSU schools which cost about $25K for OOS students. With summer and school year jobs, loans and your parent’s $15K, they might be possible.</p>

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<p>Hey you know, I think I am stressing for nothing. I have an SAT to retake and a GPA to raise. I need to do my best.</p>

<p>Lets see how it all goes. Thank you all for your help but I think I am basically done.</p>

<p>Answer my one question:</p>

<p>Even if I do go to college in GA (I am thinking Armstrong Atlantic), do I have a chance of ever getting out of this state permanently and not ever ever ever coming back here again?</p>

<p>I mean I would hate to go to college in GA since I have been to nearly every city in this state and hated it but if it does come down to it, I will go to Armstrong Atlantic since it is in Savannah and I hate Savannah the least in terms of staying. Everyone, I would love all advice so you can message me on my yahoo answers account. As you can see, just getting out of GA for college would do so much for my life as a whole that I will basically end up being the happiest guy on earth. Oh well, if it does not happen for Undergrad, I will make sure I do my best at the college I go to, attain that 4.0 GPA, get into a good grad school and leave this state. God forbid I ever come back here, I will not even come back here if I get paid 1 mil per year for a job. Life here is just BORING.</p>

<p>Hopefully one day in my life I get the opportunity to go back to New York or California.</p>

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