<p>I was just going to make a post about this myself. This is very concerning for me considering one of the main reasons I’m considering attending the U is because of its reasonable OOS tuition. I’ve been accepted for the Fall 2013 Semester as an Aerospace Engineering major. Being from New York, only one SUNY offers the major (University at Buffalo) and I don’t really like the campus, in addition to its lesser prestige than UMN. Although I can understand that they would want to reconsider their OOS tuition, it would make me have more doubts about attending in general, especially if the gap in price is small in comparison to more prestigious engineering schools I’ve been accepted to. Where I end up attending is heavily dictated by price and this news makes me nervous in general. Anyone have any thoughts on the U and their re-evaluation of OOS tuition? Or some insight on my situation?</p>
<p>This troubles me as an OOS and I constantly hear that in this year’s budget proposal, President Kaler wants to freeze in-state tuition for two years. My worry is that they will look to rise OOS tuition to make up for this.</p>
<p>Their OOS tuition is really low now, a great deal. They do have a scholarship available that pays for the OOS part of tuition, but don’t know if it is a $$ scholarship, or a ‘pay the actual difference’ scholarship. The scholarship page is down at the moment. I think it’s called Maroon or Gold. We are in WI which has reciprocity with MN so would pay in-state, but the move concerns us because it may affect the mix of students. Velociprime, you should call and ask how this will affect students already admitted/attending. Will they be grandfathered in in some way?</p>
<p>The Maroon and Gold scholarships are not a “set” $$ amount…they cover the difference between IS and OOS tuition. D1 is a sophomore and receives the Gold scholarship, and the amount adjusted this year when the new tuition rates were finalized. Unless they change the definition of the scholarships, they will adjust accordingly with whatever rates are set in future years. It’s possible that they may tighten the requirements for these scholarships in the future, but if you’re a high-stat OOS student and are awarded one of these scholarships the actual amount given to you each year will adjust as the rates change.</p>
<p>Wolverine86 ~ I think you are right. I looked at my D’s letter that she received for the Gold National Scholarship and it states the following:</p>
<p>The Gold National Scholarship is a four-year undergraduate tuition waiver awarded to high achieving non-resident students to reduce the cost of non-resident tuition each year. The Gold National Scholarship covers the difference between resident and non-resident tuition rates enabling students to pay the equivalent of resident tuition. The value of this award for the 2012-2013 academic year is $5,250.</p>
<p>So, as long as the university does not change the definitions of the Gold National or Maroon National Scholarships, an increase in OOS tuition should not affect the students that have received them.</p>
<p>For those who do attend OOS publics, there is always that possibility that your tuition gets jacked up much higher than usual increases. This is an issue at all schools, but I have seen this happen at some OOS school that had relatively low differentials from the instate rates. Most of the time they grandfather and slowly adjust the rate so that those already accepted do not get a huge jolt, but in two cases, the schools just raised the tuition up very high for OOSeers with little such consideration. That is a risk one takes. I am holding my breath as I am in that situation with a kid.</p>
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<p>Minnesota “nice” would not tolerate such an action :p</p>
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I’m no lawyer…but it seems that substantially altering the terms of scholarships that have already been awarded would constitute a breach of contract of some kind, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Of course, that doesn’t do much to help future prospective students (or current students without scholarships scaled to the IS-OOS differential).</p>
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<p>Oh I bet the scholarship has some clause of “can change at will” :P</p>
<p>I live in South Dakota and we have reciprocity with MN, so I pay in-state tuition. I feel bad for out of state individuals. Maybe it will reduce the amount of students go here.</p>