<p>The UC's have excellent honors programs at the UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara campuses, not at UCLA and Berkeley. Don't know about the other UC's.</p>
<p>Indiana gives decent out of state merit money and has a good honors program.</p>
<p>Texas Tech Honors College meets all of the criteria that Carolyn notes in her post (#17) plus having special admissions programs for honors students to Tech's medical school and law school. Also, as further examples of Tech's strong commitment, the Honors College is one of only four or five honors programs in the nation that (1) Offer majors only open to honors students (two liberal arts related majors) and (2) Have faculty whose tenure track is only in the honors program/college.</p>
<p>University of South Carolina offers some terrific aid to OOS students with high stats. The McNair Scholarship is the most noteworthy and is by special application (the same one that is used for the honors college...and it is the most grueling either of my kids completed). Both McNair winners and finalists receive a significant amount of compensation and perks. USC also offers the Cooper and Mckissick scholarships to OOS students. All three of the above include instate tuition rates in addition to any scholarship monies (but in the case of the McNair, I believe tuition is completely waived). I firmly believe U of South Carolina is a rising star in southern flagship universities.</p>
<p>small detail, faline, but I think UNC-Ch Hill allows 18% OOS.</p>
<p>yes..you are correct..I kinda knew that but was too lazy to look it up...
It is a great program in my opinion..their OOS program. We love our OOS students at UVA but they do take up a lot of chairs that some deserving VA students would like to have.</p>
<p>Not to bring up a topic already haggled...but those OOS students do impact the cost of the VA residents that are attending. Take away that 33% or so and the dollars they bring to the table and the price for the VA residents would surely go up.</p>
<p>Bluejay-
You are correct. OOS students bring MORE money to flagship U's. And all State u's have OOS students. I don't really think they are "taking seats" from in-state students that would be qualified to attend. Most State U's want to keep their academic standards up. Qualified in state students will likely be accepted. Marginally qualified or unqualified students may not. I don't think it should be "blamed" on the OOS students.</p>
<p>** Our State U has a little over 21 % OOS, and our State Tech U has 34% from OOS. Both are very good schools. I don't think anyone qualified from in state is being denied a spot given to an OOS student. Sorry, I think that's just silly.</p>
<p>In addition to Plan II, University of Texas has a few other Honors Programs...Liberal Arts Honors, Business Honors, Turing, Dean's Scholars, Engineering...</p>
<p>Not sure if you are a Texas resident or not, but you should know it is getting increasingly difficult for oos candidates to get in UT because of the Top 10% law.</p>
<p>Does your state have reciprocity agreements with other states w/regard to tuition?</p>
<p>mafool,
which states do that?</p>
<p>I don't know! I've read about it (Ohio and Indiana? I'm not sure), but, because Michigan doesn't participate, I didn't pay close attention. Sorry.</p>
<p>a quick google search uncovered this example:
<a href="http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html%5B/url%5D">http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html</a></p>
<p>Gee, I wondered what states would do this?? Some of the universities near our state will "match" the 4k HOPE scholarship if a student qualifies for it to lure the student out of state. Other than that, I dont know either....</p>
<p>Looks like Minn, SDak. and Wisc.do it. Doesn't help us much down here in the south :)</p>
<p>Ohio and KY: <a href="http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html%5B/url%5D">http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html</a></p>
<p>MN with ND, SD, WI: <a href="http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html%5B/url%5D">http://heab.state.wi.us/mnwiapp.html</a></p>
<p>IN and OH: <a href="http://scs.indiana.edu/%7Eocmhp/051305/text/iuetuition.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://scs.indiana.edu/~ocmhp/051305/text/iuetuition.shtml</a></p>
<p>I'll stop now....I imagine there are others...</p>
<p>There is a New England consortium - if your state's schools don't offer a particular major, but another New England state does, you can go to that school for, I believe, 115% of in-state tuition.</p>
<p>Back to the original inquiry:</p>
<p>I've been hesitating to mention the University of Michigan Honors College, because I know that OOS tuition is quite high. However, merit money has, in the past, been available to entice outstanding OOS students.</p>
<p>If there is an interest, it is important that the application be made VERY SOON....by the end of October, for best consideration and availability of funds.</p>
<p>mafool-
Don't stop! Have you found any other states that have reciprocity agreements? This is very helpful!</p>
<p>All I'm doing is googling tuition reciprocity.</p>
<p>Various sites come up. I've posted the ones that seem to be pertinent, but haven't been particularly thorough.</p>
<p>I suggest that anyone who is interested do the same, and if an institution or state is relevant, check it out further. There seem to be various reciprocal arrangements that involve institutions with which I'm not familiar, either through my ignorance or regional differences or both.</p>