<p>I'm a OOS URM (black) male that wants to go to public schools in NC but everyone says I have a lower chance even though I have the required stats... I just don't get it</p>
<p>State schools were created to serve state residents, and they are supported by state income taxes. So their first responsibility is to serve state students.</p>
<p>That being said, the schools also like OOS students who pay OOS tuition and expense rates. Because of those higher prices, it is difficult for many OOS students to attend them.</p>
<p>Many state flagships have a limit on the % of OOS they will accept. Many of those OOS are recruited athletes. NC has a strict limit on the # of OOS they accept. Some flagships like Alabama have no such limitations. These OOS limitations are often times placed on the schools by the state legislators. This is fairly common in states with large enough populations to ensure quality in-state student application pool.</p>
<p>In addition to higher OOS tuition, most publics give little to no need based FA to OOS students. UNC-CH and UVA are the exceptions, treating OOS students who are accepted like IS for FA.</p>
<p>I heard that many students who are accepted at UNC-CH are also accepted at some ivies</p>
<p>I think it’s just fine. Just bear in mind that at some OOS publics, the standards could be higher and financial aid chances not as good. Depends upon the school.</p>
<p>Currently NC publics are capped at 18% for OSS*. The statistic of greater importance to you is the OOS admissions rate which varies dramatically depending on which NC public you’re applying to. Also, keep an eye on NCSU where last week a proposal was put forward to raise the cap to 25% for 5yrs. Who knows if this will have legs as several previous moves to raise the cap to 30% have been shot down. </p>
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<li>Exceptions are UNC Arts in Winston-Salem and the engineering school at NCSU.</li>
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<p>Note that at NC publics such as NCSU being an “OOS URM (black)” is not going to give much of an admissions advantage. You generally will need stats somewhat higher than the in-state average to be accepted to - and deep pockets to afford - an OOS public, for the reasons other posters have described.</p>
<p>Can you afford those schools at OOS price without any financial aid? Or do you have Ivy-level stats to make it into UNC-Chapel Hill as an OOS student (as mentioned above, UNC-Ch offers financial aid).</p>
<p>Not only do public, state universities exist to serve residents, but North Carolina have a cap on the number of OOS applicants they can accept. It means getting in is very, very hard.
However, private colleges function the opposite way: they want to have a national presence, so they welcome applications from all over the country and there’s no difference in tuition fees between residents and non residents.
In addition, being URM and male would definitely boost your chances at a LAC.
So if you want to attend college in NC, you could apply to private colleges: depending on your stats there are lots of possibilities.</p>