<p>Doesn’t want: Florida (I think ~97% of the undergrad population is in-state…I don’t know why people from out of state would apply tbf. It’s not a really highly-ranked school but the allure of “paradise” must be it ).</p>
<p>Michigan (35% of undergrad student body is OOS)</p>
<p>Pitt IS actively seeking OOS students. Their merit aid program is geared toward bringing in high stat OOS students. Penn State not so much, although they have stated that the incoming freshman class at main campus (University Park) will be 34% OOS this year.</p>
<p>I have just went through the same situation so I feel I may have some valuable insight for someone. I wanted to major in nuclear engineering while being in Virginia. Problem is, NO ONE offers nuclear engineering in VA. The vast majority of schools that offer nuclear engineering and are ABET accredited are top flagships like U of Michigan, U of Illinois, Penn state, etc. I figured I would be aright because I have some pretty solid scores (3.7UW GPA and a 1360 SATs) and graduated from an engineering focused high school that would seperate me from the “rest of the nerds”. Turned out I was right to some degree. I applied to U of Michigan, U of Illinois, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and VCU. VT and VCU were both in-state and didn’t offer my major so I really only applied to them in case I didn’t get any where else. After everythign was said and done I got into all of the schools but Goergia Tech. As an OOS, with a solid but nothing spectacular resume, I got into multiple top schools. And not just into their schools but into their engineering programs. Thus, I don’t think the issue is which schools “like” OOS students but which ones will pay for them. EVERY school I looked into and researched bragged about x amount of students came from x amount states/countries. Schools really do want the diversity. Now some schools, as mentioned, have quotas due to legislative means but as long as you meet that upper half of their scores you should be able to get in. Maybe not engineering but somewhere. </p>
<p>I was/am from a poorer family and the money was my number 1 priority. Sure, getting in was an issue because I wouldn’t consider ANY of those safties except VCU but if a college really wants you then then you need to look at how much money they dish out for you. Money speaks! In my case, NONE of the OOS schools had remotely OK finanicla packages. They all sucked. I got the Pell grants and such from the federal govt but NOTHING from the schools themselves that would dent tuition costs. Georgia Tech would have worked out if I got in because I could have gotten In-state with VA not having a nuclear program. But I didn’t… U of Michigan, however, did offer the best of any other OOS. They got me a 20k grant per year but that doesn’t help much when total COA is 45k a year. My in state options of VT and VCU were the only ones that put their money where their mouth is. I got full rides from both.</p>
<p>So to wrap my opinion up. OOS acceptance is the “easier” part. Its paying for it thats hard. If you can pay up the 35-50k a year then everything everyone else has said will suffice. Pretty much just look for schools with high OOS percentages. U of delaware for example. Now there are various reasons certain schools have high OOS % like being a small state or a rural state but the reasons why don’t really matter. Just simply look for the higher %. The REAL butt burner is finding an OOS option that will pay for a good chunk of your COA as an average-above average student. I found that those schools with high endowments (check wikipedia for these) were the ones who’d have better packages. Maybe that sounds like common sense but I didn’t realize it until after the process and no one told me during. So ideally you want someone with high OOS % and high Endowments</p>
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<p>UNLESS you’re an IB student. The state of Florida adores IB. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ibo.org/diploma/recognition/scholarships/[/url]”>500; Scroll down to United States and note how many of the US schools that offer IB scholarships are in that state. I don’t know if missypie’s D is in IB, but any IB student reading this should at least check it out.</p>
<p>Can anyone offer a link or some basic information re Pitt merit aid? </p>
<p>If you do not meet criteria for need based aid, you will find very little to no merit aid as an in state student at top VA engineering schools. They generally require a ‘demonstrated financial need’. It is a VERY important aspect in a university, however knowing your efc and if you don’t qualify will help you know if you need to look elsewhere for financially viable choices.</p>
<p>University of Georgia and Georgia Tech admit without respect to residency. They are required by court decision to not discriminate on basis of race or sex.</p>
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I was invited to an event last summer that took place at a very similar time of the year (early July) </p>
<p>After the event, we each received a special code for our UF application to boost our chance of admissions.</p>
<p>So if your daughter is interested in UF, then sure, give it a shot.</p>
<p>University of Colorado at Boulder. They have students represented from every state in the country. About 40 percent of their students are from out of state. The down side is the out of state tuition is very high. My son will be attending there come August. We are from California and he got into UCLA and still chose to go there because for his major, it was the best choice for him. They do offer some scholarships to out of state students. He received a small one from them due to merit, which is better than nothing. It is a beautiful campus, lots going on, for his major it is a great place to be! (aerospace engineering)</p>
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<p>Yup; essentially everyone in the IB class (of 2010) at my school got into UF (instate).</p>
<p>Okay clearly California wants more OOS. THEY’RE BANKRUPT! and need the extra money. At my school, admission % to the UC’s went up greatly.</p>
<p>Michigan is about 35% OOS+International. My best guess at the breakdown beyond that is about 28% OOS in US, 7% international. I don’t see how anyone can say they have low interest in OOS students.</p>
<p>The university has also taken steps to increase revenues. For example, in the fall, the university will enroll 400 more out-of-state students than last year, adding an estimated $3 million to UMass coffers. Over the course of July well see how these particular pieces finally sort out and then finalize our spending plan, Blaguszewski said. Its a very challenging period. Theres no doubt about that.</p>
<p>[Amherst</a> Bulletin | UMass starts budget year down $46 million](<a href=“http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/175889/]Amherst”>http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/175889/)</p>
<p>University of Florida</p>
<p>…and pretty much any other Florida public universities. Since most students stay in school because of the Bright Futures Scholarships, they love OSS tuition students.</p>
<p>The University of Illinois system is mixed on OOSers. They love to charge them double the normal tuition, but at the same time, feel they have to limit the numbers. UIC’s health care programs are the most notorious for limiting OOSers. At the same time, UIC undergrad’s population has only about 3% OOSers.</p>
<p>"Doesn’t want: Florida (I think ~97% of the undergrad population is in-state…I don’t know why people from out of state would apply tbf. It’s not a really highly-ranked school but the allure of “paradise” must be it )."</p>
<p>Florida is ranked 15th among publics - tied with Texas, just to give an example of a school that has been highly discussed in this thread. I read somewhere on CC that they say they don’t discriminate against OOS students in the application process, they just receive very few OOS applicants, although I have no idea whether that’s true. I actually wonder why more OOS students don’t apply - it’s highly ranked among publics, has a great reputations for sports, and obviously the warm weather is enticing.</p>
<p>I’ll third the mention of Alabama. They came to the college fair at my school in New England; it was the only southern public school to attend. Their scholarships for OOS students and honors program definitely grabbed my attention.</p>
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"Would it not be fair to say that if you are full-pay most of the state publics would be interested as long as you are academically qualified? "</p>
<p>VERY reasonable assumption. If you can draw people who are willing to pay $$, and you are losing funding from tax revenues, good idea, but…</p>
<p>I know that UIUC (Ill flagship) recently courted OOS for the extra dough that OOS would brign in, but there was a big hue and cry amongst residents/representatives in state for losing precious slots. The last I checked UIUC was 88 pct IS.</p>
<p>So, as was hinted previously, WANTS means the representatives/residents want AND the school admin wants. Doesn’t the former have the final say on such things?</p>
<p>MA has publicly stated that they’re going to up the number of OOS to help with budget issues. They say they are not going to decrease the number of instate admits, rather they are going to increase the number of students admitted.</p>
<p>In perusing the sparsely posted to UMass forums, I think perhaps the OOS are more likely to get the token merit awards as incentive.</p>
<p>S was accepted at UVM ( many OOS as soozievt posted), but the cost was way too much compared to UMass in state.</p>
<p>this may have been stated, but university of pittsburgh gives huge oos scholarships – i know two people who got full rides from out of state.</p>
<p>I know that this past year UMD accepted way more people from out of state than they normally do. According to CB, 33% OOS, but I had heard that this past year they accepted 40% OOS…not sure if it’s true though. Most of the OOS students are from NJ and NY.</p>