<p>Stop freaking out. When someone says “state school”, they mean “school run by the state government”. Everybody knows about the UC’s and how great they are.
UMich and Mich State
UCB and CSU Long Beach
UVa and VA Tech
All of these are state schools. </p>
<p>Now if you go to UPenn and someone calls your college a “state school”, you can freak out.</p>