<p>Well difference between in state and out of state tuition is usually nearly 3 times the price out of state.Are there any out of state schools that you feel are defenitly worth/not worth it to apply to.</p>
<p>That question is impossible to answer without knowing your intended major, interests etc. Also- how good is your in-state school? My son applied out of state to Indiana and Georgia as safeties and was admitted to both. Both would have been great for him and a lot of fun. These were alternatives to our in-state university, Texas. They were more expensive, but still a good deal with some decent merit money.</p>
<p>Let's say your state schools are no where as good as the state schools of a state like California or Virginia.Average schools at best.</p>
<p>I don't see how your intended major has much to do with the situation.</p>
<p>I think finan aid has a lot to do with it. Basically you have four levels: inexpensive in-state, moderately expensive out-of-state, moderately expensive private, and very expensive private.</p>
<p>If your need-based aid is good, the expensive private may be the cheapest option of all. If you don't qualify for need-based aid, then it is just the money and what kind of school you want. Then you have to decide how much each college is worth to you. The instate college (assumed inferior for this discussion) is less desirable than Michigan/Wisconsin/UNC-CH/UVA/UCLA/Berkeley/UIUC/PSU/etc, but cheaper. The choice between the nationally ranked OOS public college is also about money, but it is also a question of the campus environment that you want.</p>
<p>Rutgers will basically give instate tuition to applicants with a 1250 and top 10%. The U of Miami (private) has some good scholarships for applicants with very high SAT's, but not stratospheric.</p>
<p>The stats for the nationally ranked public unis are misleading because the state legislatures often require the college to accept 70% instate appicants. This makes it very, very hard to OOS applicants to be accepted.</p>
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<p>Really?..................</p>
<p>Oh and lets say financial aid isn't an issue</p>
<p>If you can't get need-based merit aid, then it is just a matter of how much you want to pay. This can be seen in two ways. One is simple consumerism. I would rather drive a Porsche than a Ford. I would rather go to Harvard than the state U. The other way of looking at it is in terms of investment. It is worth paying more to go to Harvard since I will have a greater lifetime income. (Statistics don't really back this up.) I personally think that people should ask themselves if they would rather than an extra $80-140K when they graduate from college. This is especially an issue if you plan to go to grad/med/vet/mba/etc school.</p>
<p>About the OOS requirements, I can guarantee it now for UVA and UNC-CH. I would have to look it up for specific colleges, but it is a tendency.</p>
<p>depends upon the instate and out of state schools.</p>
<p>^ If I'm not mistaken, isn't that basically the question?</p>
<p>This is just my personal opinion, but I don't get the greatest feeling about UMass. I'm also not a big Arkansas or Oklahoma fan.</p>
<p>Yeah, it definitely depends. I live in MA, therefore it makes sense to apply to the University of Michigan for engineering. If I lived in CA, it would make no sense at all.</p>
<p>if you live in mich, va, cali, wisconsin, md, nc and youre financially strapped, then i would say to apply in state. but it really depends on what youre looking for in a college experience</p>
<p>Apply to at least 1 state school, keep a financial safety.</p>
<p>I got tuition paid for Pittsburgh :) I am NY</p>
<p>Intended major is a concern if your state school doesn't have it!</p>
<p>For me, it was worth applying to an out of state public school. Private schools didn't appeal to me, so those were out of the questions. </p>
<p>Honestly, none of the public schools in Florida appealed to me. Not in any sense. Sure, I could have gone to one of them and it be fully paid for, but I wasn't willing to put my happiness on hold.</p>
<p>I'm going to a school that felt right for me, no matter the cost. I'd rather be happy where I'm going for the next four years, than to be strapped to a school that I cannot stand because of the cost.</p>