<p>There are a lot of schools where the OOS tuition is low anyway, and then you wouldn’t have to worry about becoming a resident. You might look into Wyoming, Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Mississippi. Some have additional, automatic, merit scholarships too.</p>
<p>I’m also thinking of applying to some private schools. Do you guys know any good private universities, but still be on the affordable side tuition wise?</p>
<p>@mayo, we are also Americans living overseas.</p>
<p>Pursing state residency for in-state rates is probably a waste of time. If u have high stats, look at schools, both public & private, that give substantial merit scholarships. </p>
<p>FYI, note that there are separate lists for 4-yr universities & LACs:
<a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-private-colleges/index.php”>http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-private-colleges/index.php</a></p>
<p>Thanks for that.</p>
<p>Edit: What SAT score would give me optimal results when applying to these universities, considering that i’m coming from overseas? I have a 1950, but i’m re-taking in October.</p>
<p>What is your CR and Math breakdown. Those are the scores used for scholarship purposes.</p>
<p>I would aim for schools where your scores put you solidly in that school’s top quartile. After all, the point of a merit award is to entice students w high scores which will bring up the school’s average.</p>
<p>Your can find a school’s 75th percentile SAT or ACT scores by googling:
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<p>710M,610CR, hoping for 750+M/670+CR in October, </p>
<p>Edit: Thanks gmt, i’ll do some research</p>
<p>Different states have different rules. Many states require that a dependent undergrad’s parents (or parent who provides the majority of their support) must live in the state for 12 months before they are eligible for in-state tuition. </p>
<p>In any case, it makes sense to change as much of your family’s official documents to that in-state address ASAP, if you intend to go that direction.</p>
<p>The states with popular public universities (such as Virginia) generally make it hard to establish residency as an in-state student. The states that really want new educated young people and want more out-of-state students make it easier.</p>
<p>Again, getting the residency status in a State is one way to be eligible for in state tuition. One should really look up the school policy as there are alternative ways to be eligible for in state tuition rate.</p>
<p>Mayo: In answer to your question, one of the most affordable private colleges for sticker price tuition is York College of PA in York PA. It is about one hour north of Baltimore. It is around $18K for tuition and fees per year, and they offer substantial automatic merit aid under various criteria, as described on their website.</p>
<p>Thank you buddy. I’ll do some research on it.</p>
<p>Edit: I’ve been looking into northeastern. I have a friend from Lebanon who got in with an 1840 on the SAT and he got a 10k per year scholarship. I posted a chance me thread on their sub-forum.</p>
<p>Northeastern costs $50,000 or so to attend per year. If you get a $10,000 scholarship, how do you plan to pay for the remaining $40,000 or so?</p>