<p>I'm from TX and I really don't want to stay in state for college unless I get into UT. The main reason is because I'm fairly liberal and TX is the opposite, plus I'd like to experience what other parts of the country are like since I've lived in TX my whole life. A lot of people say I should consider the cost so I was wondering what OOS schools are cheapest with or with out aid. The school should have a liberal-moderate student body, large course selection, 5,000+, somewhat diverse, and somewhat well known.
3.96 GPA (3.622 uw), 1850-2000, SAT 27-30 ACT, 4 AP world history</p>
<p>Least expensive schools are generally in the northern tier - South Dakota, North Dakota, etc.</p>
<p>OOS schools with inexpensive OOS tuition and where you will likely qualify for merit aid…run the net price/scholarship calculators at each school. All are moderate/liberal but the towns they are in tend to be liberal…</p>
<p>Iowa State University
U of MN
U of Montana
Montana State University
University of Nebraska
U of Idaho</p>
<p>Of those, U MN is the most ‘prestigious’ but will also be the most expensive as you will probably not qualify for merit aid there but there OOS tuition is fairly low when compared to others.</p>
<p>The rest have pretty low OOS tuition and you will also get merit aid. We visited U MN, Iowa State, Montana, Montana ST, and U Nebraska. Liked them all, they all have their own +/-.</p>
<p>What can you and your family afford to pay? What are you and they expected to pay? Get some financial info from them and run a sample FAFA for a family EFC and some NPCs for some sample schools and get an idea as to where you are in that department.</p>
<p>Most schools do not meet need even if it’s there, so you need to take that into consideration too. Just because you have the need does not mean you will get them money. YOu have some good test score possibilities for merit so you might want to look at those venues. </p>
<p>Also there are a lot of UTs. Austin is a tough go for admissions, I understand, but what about transferring after a year or two at the satellite schools?</p>
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<p>Many people who are rejected from UT are given guaranteed acceptance if they go to a satellite school for 2 years and transfer (3.0 gpa req).</p>
<p>Yeah you Austin Community College for a year then UT, is an option but I do kind of want a college freshman experience. I’ve actually looked into UMN a little and the people who have gotten in from my school have had pretty low scores. Probably a good safety though I would have to like it a lot since it’s probably frozen 5 months of the year.</p>
<p>Truman State?</p>
<p>Will you be able to pull NMSF in your state?
If yes, there are many schools outside of Texas where you can be offered full rides.</p>
<p>No i didn’t get NMSF. I think boosting my ACT score would be the best way to get full rides at this point.</p>
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