Finding Universities out of state?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I live in Texas, a place where very few leave the state for college simply because of how many options there are! But thinking about having to attend my local university, despite how prestigious it is (Texas A&M), drives me crazy. I totally acknowledge it to be a great school but I want to find a more liberal climate and perhaps a more urban environment where I don't necessarily have to own a car. The trouble is that it's hard to find out of state schools that will match up with the low tuition rates of A&M. </p>

<p>I'm only a junior but I plan on applying to Texas A&M and UT Austin (reach, because you must be in the top 7% of your class! D:). I also am looking at UBC Vancouver, University of Victoria, and McGill because of my dual citizenship. I may also consider Southwestern Georgetown and Rice (TOTAL reach, probably won't even apply). I've also considered a few universities in Scotland but have ruled that option out considering the cost! It's really challenging to find universities that will give me good scholarships! I have a 3.8 weighted GPA and am aiming to get above a 30 on my ACT. With some more practice, I'm confident that I can get there. For extracurriculars, I'm a student ambassador for the exchange students and I went to India/Bangladesh with my family, which changed my outlook on life and will probably lend me a killer essay. I also volunteer once a month with galleries, it's basically a monthly community thing that promotes art among other things. I'm also on the Debate team, am entering spanish 4 and plan to get to spanish 5. I am also going to take art 4 AP since I'm pretty talented at that. Will also take AP Government and Econ, AP Bio, AP Art History, and Maybe AP Stat. </p>

<p>I'm not too keen on small liberal arts schools - it's just hard to imagine going to a university that's smaller than my high school! I'm not looking to apply to ivies, since I wouldn't get in and it's not something that I aspire to. I'm planning to double major in Environment and International Relations or a foreign language (specifically portuguese, as I want to work with Brazil). I'm currently studying Spanish on my own, as I also plan on working with Latin America, and I plan to teach myself several languages in the next 5 years or so. </p>

<p>Basically, I'm just looking for advice on how to find good options for school in other parts of the US. As of yet, my dream school is McGill but this remains a reach. I'd love to go somewhere in New England but I'm familiar with how pricy some of those can be. Maybe Pacific NW?</p>

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<p>The cheapest state flagship university in a major metro area that I know of is University of Minnesota. It also happens to be an oustanding school with good programs in just about everything. It won’t be as cheap as A&M with an OOS net price around $30,000 per year. Most state flagships will be closer to $40,000 net for OOS.</p>

<p>Ohio State University is offering good scholarships to OOS students with 30 ACTs. Columbus is ok, although not as nice as Minneapolis IMHO.</p>

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<p>Ohio State
Virginia tech
Howard
u alabama
u minnesota</p>

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<p>I second with “barrk123” & “Haystack” above that you should definitely checkout Ohio State!! The school is located in Capital city of Columbus, similar vibe to Austin - urban and diverse. And although certainly not as warm as Texas, it is 100x better than Twin City, Minnesota imho. Above all, the school has just increased its merit scholarship - “National Buckeye Scholarship” for OOS students from $8,700 to now $12,000 a year!!! lol Best value imho!!</p>

<p>**National Buckeye Scholarship for non-Ohio residents<br>
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Award amount
$12,000 ($48,000 four–year value)</p>

<pre><code>Criteria
Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn semester. Those considered rank in the top 40 percent of their graduating classes and have ACT composite scores of 28 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1260 or higher.

Notes:

Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
This award is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (or the equivalent) of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA (earned by no later than the end of the first year), and nonresident classification remains unchanged.

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<p>[Scholarships[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Geographic diversity (Columbus campus, autumn 2011)
Ohio State enrolls students from every state and territory. States with the highest enrollment:</p>

<p>500+: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, California, Michigan
300 – 499: Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
100 – 299: Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut
50 – 99: West Virginia, Washington, Colorado, South Carolina, Kansas</p>

<p>The Ohio State University: A Grand Institution</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0](<a href=“Merit-based scholarships - The Ohio State University”>Merit-based scholarships - The Ohio State University)</a></p>

<p>Best of Luck & Go Bucks!! :)</p>

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<p>Yup!! With a doubt, “best value” amongst all the above top publics imho!! Highest ranked, too!! :)</p>