<p>Which is the flagship, ASU or U of Arizona?</p>
<p>University of XYZ State usually is. The school is often called after the state only. In this case, Arizona is U of A. A la Michigan versus Michigan State.</p>
<p>To put it in perspective, Arizona has three public four year universities: UA, ASU, and NAU. Total undergraduate enrollment at these universities is about 19% of that of California’s UC and CSU systems combined, while Arizona’s population is about 18% of that of California’s population.</p>
<p>Would it be reasonable to say that the range of students (in terms of academic ability and effort) at UA, ASU, and NAU roughly covers the same range as that of students in the UC and CSU systems combined (though, obviously, the schools in each state each have overlapping ranges)?</p>
<p>If so, it would imply that each of the Arizona universities likely has a much wider range of students in terms of academic ability and effort than most of the universities in California. Meaning that they may each have some students who would have gone to the most selective UCs if they were in California while also having some students who would have barely met minimum CSU eligibility and gone to non-impacted CSUs.</p>
<p>Xiggi, by all means feel free to join in on the “intelligent” family argument. We all know you’re just chomping at the bit to pipe up with your words of wisdom.</p>
<p>So you still got scholarships even though you were out of state? And what was your family income? We’re you able to manage the price? Because my mom doesn’t make much money at all, and I’m very smart. But I can’t afford to pay OOS tuition.</p>
<p>Well, you can try ASU’s scholarship estimator:</p>
<p><a href=“https://students.asu.edu/scholarships/estimator[/url]”>https://students.asu.edu/scholarships/estimator</a></p>
<p>tahoe, when you are looking for full-is need based or merit funds, you are usually going to have to look at privates, unless it is your own state. Keep your grades up like they are and you will have options.</p>
<p>Quote:
“This is exactly how ASU is perceived in my neck of the woods (half way across the country from PG).
Out of curiosity, how would the various California State Universities be perceived in your neck of the woods? Obviously, we all know how instate students view the differences between their flagship(s)* and the less prestigious colleges that have to carry the State label as opposed to the University of XXX.”</p>
<p>The difference in my mind, xiggi, is that the California State Universities would have a neutral reputation elsewhere (meaning out of state). I’d figure a CSU was like a Northern Illinois University – a less selective school meant primarily for in staters who can’t afford a flagship. It would be a neutral. There is a difference between neutral and negative.</p>