<p>Obviously it is fare to charge it, i mean do you think it is unfair about there requirements to get instate
For example i cant get instate in Ohio and i want to attend Ohio State even though i was born there, most my family lives there, and i lived there a big portion of my life.
Do u think there requirements are unfair, and it just seems like most schools just want your money, and arn't willing to work with u for instate no matter your circumstances
In addition do you think the pricing is unfair?
I mean look at florida who has some of the cheapest instate tuition at 3,000 at most schools, but all there schools out of state is 20,000 and up
Florida State is my dream school, considering myself being from there because i lived there from 2nd grade till high school, and growing up around my Florida State fan family down there. But instate tuition is impossible for me to get there either, even if i went to stay with a family member for my senior year
I think it is kind of messed up, am i the only one?</p>
<p>Hmm…You lived in both Ohio and Florida for major portions of your life and yet you live in neither state now? I would say it is perfectly fair (not fare), as the instate subsidy is financed through current taxpayer dollars and no state is exactly flush with cash right now. It would be extremely unfair for the taxpayers of Ohio or FL to have to subsidize every kid in the nation who wants to attend school there! </p>
<p>You have an option to get instate tuition rates…it is within the public university system of the state your parents CURRENTLY pay taxes in. Additionally, there are some states with very reasonable OOS and even some publics which charge the same rate regardless of residency. Look to the schools like South Dakota, Montana, Bemidji State, or even one of the SUNY’s if you want a decent OOS tuition rate.</p>
<p>In-state tuition is for families that have paid taxes to that state. To let a student come into the state and get in-state tuition would be unfair. </p>
<p>And “unfare” is not a word…</p>
<p>I (and the bank) own a home – and we pay property taxes every year. My state also has sales tax. Some states have income tax. All these taxes go to my state legislature which in turn doles out money to the state colleges. Of course, that’s not enough money, so we also pay a lot in tuition so our son can attend a state college. </p>
<p>I don’t see where you or any other teen from elsewhere in the country has any “skin in the game.” I live in a great state and I could see where kids might want to move here – but why should I pay more for that to happen? I think my money should go to the kids in the neighborhood. </p>
<p>Those out of state fees are a way for you to “catch up” on the contributions your family did not make. </p>
<p>You are down to two choices: go to a school in the state where your family resides or go out of state and pay extra. Ranting doesn’t change those choices.</p>
<p>You could be an activist and work for more federal money to support all public colleges adequately. That would be super on lots of levels – but that won’t happen fast enough to help you – particularly not in today’s bad economic times. </p>
<p>So, no. I don’t think Out of State fees are unreasonable. I do know that some schools will waive those fees for an outstanding student or athlete. Maybe that is the path you want to try next . . .</p>
<p>If you live in Florida, you should get in-state in Florida. If you live in Ohio, you should get in-state for Ohio. If you don’t live in either place, well… that’s just unfortunate, but if they bend for you they have to bend for a lot of people. Keeping things black and white makes it easier. </p>
<p>Besides, honestly, looking at your other posts- you’re not going to get into those schools anyway so I don’t think it’s going to affect you.</p>
<p>From your thread last summer, you’re in TN now, right? So you’re instate for TN and perhaps for a few bordering state schools if you’re in a border county. But you really need to quit worrying about that for now and concentrate on bringing your gpa up…anything close to a 2.0 isn’t going to make next year’s app cycle easy for you and your choices will more likely be limited to which community college you’d like to start at. Nothing wrong with CC’s, and they can be a great avenue to cut college expenses. One thing you can do immediately is to learn the correct spelling and usage of words…it’s not always “there”, it’s “they’re” as in they are, or “their”, as in their requirements! Details do count if you want to be taken seriously and you don’t want to lose any points on your HS grades for sloppy grammar/spelling.</p>
<p>tough love, sk8rmom</p>
<p>fare: the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance</p>
<p>Yeah, I think we could view tuition as ‘fare’ ;)</p>
<p>lol, and no charge for the tough love…I’d say the same to my own kids. I truly don’t want sean to have to end up paying thousands of dollars extra to actually get a degree like these kids do:</p>
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