<p>I'm from New Jersey and as you all may know, Jersey really doesn't have that many great schools. I was just wondering how big does the "OOS Status" come into play when you are applying to schools like UNC, Michigan, BU, Boston College,etc- big, well-known universities. Do you think the "OOS status" will be more of an advantage or a disadvantage?</p>
<p>This depends quite a bit upon the university in question. Generally, private schools like BU or BC do not care. Many state universities currently are trying to increase their number or OOS students especially if they are full pay because they are charged more than IS students and their budgets are under pressure. So, if you are full pay it could be a boost. However, by state law UNC can only accept 18% from OOS which makes OOS admissions much more competitive than IS.</p>
<p>Being from NJ is not an advantage at many schools. Many schools get plenty of applicants from the NE. </p>
<p>What is your situation?</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>What is your likely major?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year?></p>
<p>Mom2CK, you can tell you’ve been in Alabama for a while. NJ is mid-Atlantic, not NE. :)</p>
<p>OP, the last question above is the most important. What is your family able to afford?</p>
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<p>anyways i agree with cltdad. it won’t be a disadvantage in a private school but maybe in a public state school yes.</p>
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<p>UNC is the school at which it will hurt you the most; they have strict regulation for the percentage of students who must be in-state (I think it’s 83%), thus making competition for those OOS spots incredibly tough. If you’re not an athlete, you need really impressive stats.</p>
<p>Michigan should be quite a bit easier than UNC, but it’s still a great school that’s tough to get into. They have about 30% OOS students, so it’s not going to hurt you too much; if you have the grades and scores they’re looking for, you have a good chance.</p>
<p>BU and BC are private schools, which means your residency doesn’t matter. (If you’re from a state from which they do not receive many applicants, being OOS can actually help, but unfortunately New Jersey is not one of those states.)</p>
<p>I’m from New Jersey, too, and I’m applying to all OOS publics. People always ask me why I want to come all the way to their school, and I tell them the alternative is going to Rutgers. 
I’ve heard great things about TCNJ though, if you want to consider staying in state.</p>
<p>Since I’m a native Californian, I tend to think of that entire upper right quadrant of US as NE… LOL But, you’re right…NJ is “mid-Atlantic”. </p>
<p>Anyway…most popular schools get apps from NJ. It’s not like an app from - say - North Dakota.</p>
<p>According to the following article in the Washington Post there are some private colleges that are boosting FA for “local” students so you may infer that they also give them an admissions bump…</p>
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