<p>I'm a Mass. resident thinking of applying to University of New Hampshire as my without-a-doubt safety school. My question is whether being an out-of-state resident applying to a state school will improve or worsen my admissions chances. I'm just curious, though I think I should get in anyway (SAT: 2160, GPA 4.6ish weighted, mostly honors and APs in a well-regarded private school.) While I'm on it, any info about UNH that nyone could give me would be appreciated; especially info about its biology program, which I heard was good.
Thanks! =)</p>
<p>Almost always, it worsens your chances. A large percent of the students addmitted by a state school are from in state, and most of their scholarships go to them as well. That's why i didn't even bother with the uc's :P</p>
<p>First of all, you will certainly get in to UNH. Secondly, I agree with the previous post except for a few exceptions including the University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan which I have found to be easier for out of staters due to no substantial grants from one rich donor and the need for high out of state tution payments.</p>
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except for a few exceptions including the University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan which I have found to be easier for out of staters
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<p>Really? May be you can show us some data ... like comparing the average GPA and test scores for in-state vs. OOS admits at Wisconsin and Michigan.</p>
<p>The reason is that the state legislature typically specifies that a certain proportion of the accepted students must be in-state (typically 70%). After all, the money that the state contributes to the school should benefit the in-state taxpayers. In the case of UVA, UNC-Chapel Hill, UCLA, Berkeley and other schools, this typically means that an out-of-state student must be in a whole higher class in order to be accepted. </p>
<p>The opposite perspective is that a college gets more tuition money from out-of-state students than in-state students and so they prefer to admit out-of-state students. This situation seems to happen less often, and I don't know of any well known examples.</p>
<p>I don't know about Wisconsin or Michigan, and haven't heard anything either way.</p>
<p>Of all places, why U of New Hampshire? Just curious, I would have thought you'd apply to safeties in Massachusetts. [confused]</p>
<p>UMass is strong in bio. A good resource for intended bio majors is at:</p>
<p>How long must a person live in a state to be considered in state? Does graduate school follow the same pattern as undergrad for in state/out of state acceptance/tuition?</p>