<p>Hi..
I'm very new at all this and currently in greece. I am a resident in virginia and money is a bit of an issue. Do you think I should only look at state colleges in Virginia or it is possible to find very good out of state unis without paying over 15,000 per year?</p>
<p>VA has a larger than usual number of good state schools.</p>
<p>If you can get into UVA or William and Mary, why go out of state?? I know alot of NY kids who would love to go to those schools. JMU and Virginia Tech have pretty good reputations too. You kids in Va, Michigan, Wisconsin (and a few other states) are very lucky to have such wonderful state U's. IMO, save your money and use it for Grad school.</p>
<p>Well for less then 15k...maybe if you went to an international school outside of the states? Otherwise in-state might be your best bet. If you are in Greece now going international might appeal to you though!</p>
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I'm very new at all this and currently in greece. I am a resident in virginia and money is a bit of an issue. Do you think I should only look at state colleges in Virginia or it is possible to find very good out of state unis without paying over 15,000 per year?
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<p>It actually depends to a great extent on your financial aid. Since you say money is an issue, I assume that means that you come from a family of modest income. In such a case, depending on your exact family income, it may actually be CHEAPER to go to an elite private school than to go your instate public school, because the elite private schools tend to be extremely generous when it comes to financial aid. </p>
<p>For example, I believe that Harvard now offers guaranteed full rides to anybody who comes from a family that makes less than 40k. Yale does the same for 45k. The other Ivies and other such elite schools also tend to be similarly generous. Even if you're above these cutoffs, you may still get a substantial deal. For example, Princeton has declared that all the financial aid it provides will consist of either grants or work-study, but not loans. That basically means that as long as you stay within the alloted Princeton budget and also earn the money that Princeton expects you to earn during the summer and during work-study (if you are provided a work-study award), you are guaranteed to graduate with a Princeton degree debt-free.</p>
<p>Thank You All!</p>
<p>Unless you hate Virginia or can get a substantial merit scholarship elsewhere, Virginia public schools are second to none.</p>