<p>I live in Michigan and am wondering why out of state public schools are considered to be so expensive. Do most private schools offer a lot of aid. I am considering applying to Maryland, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>I live in Michigan and am wondering why out of state public schools are considered to be so expensive.</p>
<p>Out of state publics are sometimes viewed as being expensive because they charge OOS rates and usually do not give need-based aid to help cover those high costs. However, some do give academic merit scholarships that cover those high costs…if you have high stats.</p>
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Do most private schools offer a lot of aid. *</p>
<p>Most schools (private and public) do not meet need. Some privates do give a lot of aid. </p>
<p>*I am considering applying to Maryland, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. *</p>
<p>The only one above that will give need-based aid to an OOS student is UNC-CH…but…UNC is the hardest to get into.</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
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<p>You will be paying out of state costs to these schools (because you are a resident of Michigan). The reason public universities are more expensive for out of staters is that out of staters are NOT paying taxes, working in, or supporting the economy of the states in which the schools are located. The tax dollars of IN state residents in part support the public universities in the states in which they are located.</p>
<p>I gotta ask…what’s wrong with UMich?</p>
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<p>U of VA, and UNC Chapel Hill also meet the need of accepted students. These are public universities.</p>
<p>I think UVA meets the need of only in-state accepted students.</p>
<p>I already applied to Michigna and some other schools, and was just wondering aobut these three.</p>
<p>mom2kids: ACT is 33. GPA around 3.75</p>
<p>Well, you have a decent chance at admission at UNC-CH, but it is hard to get accepted as an OOS student to this school.</p>
<p>As I mentioned above, UNC-CH does meet need.</p>
<p>However, UMaryland and UWisconsin will not give you need-based aid to cover their high OOS costs. I don’t know if they might give you some merit money.</p>
<p>What schools are your financial safety schools (schools that you know you can pay for and you know that you’ll get accepted?) With your stats, you could get merit scholarships at various schools.</p>
<p>Are you a NMSF?</p>
<p>Last I saw UVA met the need all ALL accepted students, as did UNC-CH.</p>
<p>I know I will get in to Denison and think I’ve got a good shot at Michigan.</p>
<p>^ For my financial safety schools.
M2kids: No I’m not an NMSF</p>
<p>How is Denison a financial safety? Have they already offered a scholarship?</p>
<p>I am a big legacy there and have a scholarship</p>
<p>With your stats, you could apply to many top private schools that give excellent aid. According to Princeton Review, these 11 schools all earned a perfect 99 rating this year on their 60-99 student rating scale for “Best Financial Aid”: </p>
<p>Bowdoin College
California Institute of Technology
Claremont McKenna College
Harvard College
Lake Forest College
Princeton University
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Thomas Aquinas College
Washington University in St. Louis
Williams College</p>
<p>And with a 33 ACT and a 3.75, you know you get a guaranteed four-year full-tuition scholarship at the U. of Alabama, right?</p>