"Secret" Trend in College Admissions: Out-of-State Advantage Growing

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One of best-kept secrets in college admissions this coming year is that many top state universities will be admitting more out-of-state applicants than they ever have.</p>

<p>This opens up a whole new group of schools that were formerly much more difficult to get into. We’re talking about great schools , sometimes lots more openings, and for a few campuses, slightly easier academic standards!

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<p>The</a> Latest (Shhhh! --Secret) College Admissions Trend - Forbes</p>

<p>According to article author Steve Cohen, the increase in OOS numbers is being driven by money (OOS students pay more) and a desire for diversity, geographic and otherwise.</p>

<p>In most cases, the jumps probably aren't big enough to make a huge difference, but it's a good thing to keep in mind when building a college list.</p>

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<p>Also important to remember that if they’re favoring out-of-state applicants, in-state applicants will likely experience a more difficult admissions process.</p>

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<p>Where do they get their data from?
[UVa</a> - Enrollment of First-Time First-Year Students](<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/iaas/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/enrl_ftfy.htm]UVa”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/iaas/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/enrl_ftfy.htm)
There is a state law that says 2/3 to 1/3 VA to OOS but there’s nothing about trying to keep it at 30%, supported by the linked data. There is also a great blog run by member Dean J who talks about trying to keep the numbers at 2/3 1/3 within the individual schools within the University through wait lists every year.</p>

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<p>Not such a big secret!</p>

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<p>6 of the 10 schools S is applying to are OOS :)</p>

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<p>this applies only to state schools though, so its like…big deal?</p>

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<p>And state schools are inherently bad how? UMich is a state school. It also happens to be one of the top schools in the country (and has some programs that are much better than the Ivies).</p>

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<p>smh… probably another one of those dudes who thinks that any non-ivy is the equivalent of a CC</p>

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<p>The article is a prime example of you shouldn’t believe everything you read.</p>

<p>From the article: "For example, at the University of Illinois last year, fully 27% of its freshman came from out-of-state. That was up from 19% just five years ago. (And it doesn’t include the 17% of the freshman class who were foreigners.) "</p>

<p>Having personal knowledge of the actual figure for Illinois, this article is pure make-believe. For Illinois to have 27% OOS freshman and another 17% international as freshman would essentailly require the university to admit more combined OOS and international students than the total applications it receives from such students.The real figure, combined OOS and international freshman is about 18%, in line with prior years.</p>

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<p>I just want to go on record as saying that the phrase “comprised of” sets my teeth on edge.</p>

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<p>I can understand an underlying financial motivation and even one for greater diversity but could there also be factors relating to the number of applications and the availability of other state alternatives (e.g., community colleges)?</p>

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<p>How is this a secret? The Seattle Times has been doing front page stories on it all year.</p>

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<p>Not a secret that I am aware of. Schools in the south have actively recruited from out of state, since those kids pay “out of state tuition”. When students come from up north and out west where their instate tuition is higher than other school’s out of state tuition its a no brainer for alot of families.
The schools in my experience don’t favor out of state over in state on any kind of scale, it is all about where a particular student falls on the academic matrix used to admit students.</p>

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<p>well pretty much the move is for the money, i mean if you’re a public university you don’t really have much of another option as you will always need to give in state students a discount</p>

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<p>Agree with seattle_mom. I thought this was a well known trend.</p>

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<p>The Forbes article includes a list of schools that supposedly “love” to admit OOS – sorry, but I don’t think UT-Austin (at 5% OOS) and Texas A&M (even lower, 3%) should be on this list. Curiously, the list also omits the University of Alabama, which has a lot of OOS kids; they have great merit aid for the out-of-state crowd, and UA actively recruits nationwide.</p>

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<p>No secret. Looking at the last couple of years, it’s never been easier for OO to be accepted at UCB, and as a zero-ends game, never more difficult for in-staters.</p>

<p>But the end result may be a stronger campus for undergrads, not a weaker one.</p>

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<p>makes alot of sense.</p>

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<p>Please. Universities have long desired diversity. What’s different now is that states are slashing education budgets. This is a financial move, pure and simple.</p>