Question/Theory about College Admissions

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<p>State colleges are strapped for cash because of our country's (or world) current economic status thats a no brainer. </p>

<p>Wouldn't you think they would accept a higher rate of OOS students?
Seems probable but I dont think the states match that at any school, though I've only seen maybe one or two.</p>

<p>OOS students do bring more money flow to a school and to a community. They have to pay the OOS fees and you can assume they are going to pay for housing food and everything else because they don't live at home.</p>

<p>Though its only a small percentage help, money is money, and just about any school could use it.</p>

<p>Anyone got any input?</p>

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<p>In my state they’ve been doing this for a while (Intl. students also), MI has had lots of OOS students for years, in CA they are now too. I’m sure other states do it too, it’s been in the news lately.</p>

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<p>Since state schools are supported primarily by the taxpayers living in that state, those same taxpayers tend to get a bit riled when their kids can’t get admitted to the state schools because a significant percentage of the seats are going to kids from OOS (albeit, kids who pay more tuition). As a result, the schools (and the state legislatures which approve the budgets) have to balance the interests of the in-state residents who pay taxes against the needs of the schools for incremental revenues. It can be a very controversial subject, I’m sure you can imagine.</p>

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<p>Its interesting to see how these things work. I wonder if anyone has any statistics on it.</p>

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<p>Agreeing with M’s Mom. It is the taxpayers of that state who are helping to fund their schools. Therefore, the state universities must serve their own state residents first. Here’s an example of a bill that was signed into law by the governor of California last year.
<a href=“http://sb1440.org/Portals/4/sb1440home/Communication/Press/SB%201440%20Governor%20Press%20Release%20(9-29-10).pdf[/url]”>http://sb1440.org/Portals/4/sb1440home/Communication/Press/SB%201440%20Governor%20Press%20Release%20(9-29-10).pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[Schwarzenegger</a> signs bills on college transfers - latimes.com](<a href=“Archive blogs”>Archive blogs)</p>

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<p>Which would explain Texas’s Top 10% law (although UT Austin is working its way down to Top 8%). Does any other state do this?</p>

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<p>Maybe in some states. The University of Illinois gets only about 20% of its funding from the state. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=65[/url]”>http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Point taken, annasdad - state schools actually have many sources of funding, including federal funding, grants for research, etc…But the public views the primary mission of state schools to be educating the state’s students. </p>

<p>More on the impact of the economic downturn on state schools:</p>

<p>[State</a> Universities Brace for Another Brutal Year - BusinessWeek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>

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<p>To the OP:</p>

<p>Your theory is correct…with a caveat</p>

<p>It applies only in certain states…</p>

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<p>Now only if we knew all the states so admission cons could direct students.</p>