<p>"an out-of-state public university isn’t where I would expect to find a lot of financial aid. "
That basically sums it up, especially these days when public universities need to raise funds. The exception might be, for example, the incredibly gifted MIT level applicant that the U of M wants to land.[my son went to school with a scary-smart girl who was offered a full ride at Michigan, but decided to go to MIT instead.]</p>